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RSS canonical in newsReliability race: Microsoft OS beats Apple, Ubuntu
News Apple's service was down two hours and 34 minutes, with 99.9 per cent uptime, and Canonical's Ubuntu version of Linux was down one day, five hours and 45 minutes, for 98.64 per cent uptime. Pingdom, a company that measures internet service... [15 Jul 2008]
Ubuntu founder: 'Upstream' bugs must be quashed
News Shuttleworth, who runs Ubuntu's commercial arm, Canonical, said most users expect developers of open-source distributions to fix bugs affecting the operating systems, even if the flaws were introduced in groups of files developed by other coders. [01 Jul 2008]
Mobile Ubuntu invites developers to build
News Canonical this week released its first publicly available developer edition of Ubuntu for mobile internet devices. Canonical will release new versions of the software on the same six-month cycle as it uses for the desktop version of the open-source... [26 Jun 2008]
Ubuntu Linux goes mobile
News Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, has said it plans to demonstrate the new version, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, at the Computex trade show in Taiwan this week. The Ubuntu release, expected later this year, will be based on the standard Ubuntu... [04 Jun 2008]
Firefox 3 RC1 unleashed for feedback
News The previous version of Firefox 3 was seen by Canonical as sufficiently stable and complete to be integrated into the latest version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. The first release candidate of Firefox 3 has been made available to... [20 May 2008]
Open source Ubuntu announces 'need for an adventurous mountain goat'
News Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has revealed the name of the version of Ubuntu, due in October: 'Intrepid Ibex'. Open-source operating system Ubuntu is developed by Canonical and a community of programmers. [22 Feb 2008]
Ubuntu strips off for virtualisation
News Ubuntu sponsor Canonical is touting a version of its Linux software stripped down for use just on virtualised environments. The version, called Jeos for 'Just Enough Operating System' and pronounced "juice", is now available, Canonical announced at... [12 Sep 2007]
Ubuntu security concerns sparked
News Concerns over the security of the Ubuntu Linux distribution arose when five out of eight community-run servers sponsored by Canonical had to shut down. Canonical moved quickly to minimise the issue and reassure users that the operating system is... [17 Aug 2007]
Intel spurs Linux gadget development
News Intel hopes for programming help from outside its own company and two Linux companies that have signed up are Ubuntu backer Canonical and Red Flag Linux in China. The iPhone doesn't run Linux but Intel has begun work to help improve the operating... [17 Jul 2007]
Canonical shouts about mobile Ubuntu
News Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices. The first full release of the software, which will permit video, sound and fully featured internet browsing, is due to... [07 Jun 2007]
Want Dell's Ubuntu PC? Be prepared to wait...
News Support - also as yet unpriced - will be provided by Ubuntu's commercial backer Canonical but Dell will also answer users' queries on the software, the company said. Dell will not sell Linux PCs in the UK - at least for the time being. [04 May 2007]
Dell caves in to Linux lovers, offers Feisty PCs
News When buying the Dell systems, customers will have the option to purchase support from Ubuntu backer Canonical, said Jane Silber, the start-up's director of operations. Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled... [01 May 2007]
Canonical looking to beta Microsoft
News Ubuntu Linux backer Canonical has launched a beta version of its Launchpad service, part of an effort to make open source programming methods a better match for Microsoft. Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth believes its broader use could... [10 Apr 2007]
Sun puts Debian founder on the payroll
News However, arguably the most successful Debian derivative, Canonical's Ubuntu, isn't a member, and one DCC Alliance partner, Linspire, has moved its foundation to Ubuntu. Sun Microsystems has hired Ian Murdock, who founded the Debian version of Linux... [20 Mar 2007]
Debian to drive Munich's Windows-to-Linux switch
News Debian is a non-commercial version of Linux, though some companies such as Canonical and Progeny have based products on it. The German city of Munich has opted to use the Debian version of Linux for a high-profile, 14,000-computer installation... [29 Apr 2005]
