Kubuntu — the version of Ubuntu Linux that uses the KDE desktop
interface rather than the standard Unity desktop — has a new sponsor.
Open source outfit Blue Systems will take over the project after Ubuntu sponsor Canonical said it would no longer pay for the development work on Kubuntu. Open source projects such as Kubuntu and Ubuntu typically require ongoing funding from for-profit ventures.
“Canonical needs to make money, and after dropping support for Gnome, support for KDE couldn’t be far behind,” read a blog post from Jonathan Riddell, lead developer for Kubuntu, referring to the two desktop interfaces dropped from the Ubuntu project. “Then I got e-mails from companies, governments, and individuals saying they depend on it, use it every day for themselves, their clients and their families. It turns out Kubuntu is very popular and important, people really use this KDE stuff I’ve been working on for the last decade.”
Riddell said that with the new-found sponsorship, Kubuntu would soon branch out into ARM chips, the low-power processors that power many smartphones and tablets. He even hinted that Kubuntu could be transformed into a server operating system.
“With this new sponsorship we will have the independence to give the project new wings and take the excellent KDE Software to new audiences,” read a statement from Riddell on the official Kubuntu website. Blue Systems sponsors other open source projects such as NetRunner and Linux Mint.
The name Kubuntu derives from the Zambian language Bemba and translates roughly to “towards humanity.”
Credits:http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/kubuntu-blue-systems/
Open source outfit Blue Systems will take over the project after Ubuntu sponsor Canonical said it would no longer pay for the development work on Kubuntu. Open source projects such as Kubuntu and Ubuntu typically require ongoing funding from for-profit ventures.
“Canonical needs to make money, and after dropping support for Gnome, support for KDE couldn’t be far behind,” read a blog post from Jonathan Riddell, lead developer for Kubuntu, referring to the two desktop interfaces dropped from the Ubuntu project. “Then I got e-mails from companies, governments, and individuals saying they depend on it, use it every day for themselves, their clients and their families. It turns out Kubuntu is very popular and important, people really use this KDE stuff I’ve been working on for the last decade.”
Riddell said that with the new-found sponsorship, Kubuntu would soon branch out into ARM chips, the low-power processors that power many smartphones and tablets. He even hinted that Kubuntu could be transformed into a server operating system.
“With this new sponsorship we will have the independence to give the project new wings and take the excellent KDE Software to new audiences,” read a statement from Riddell on the official Kubuntu website. Blue Systems sponsors other open source projects such as NetRunner and Linux Mint.
The name Kubuntu derives from the Zambian language Bemba and translates roughly to “towards humanity.”
Credits:http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/kubuntu-blue-systems/
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