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Canonical is the company that provides commercial support for Ubuntu and related services, such as Landscape.

Canonical Ltd.

Canonical Ltd. is a private company founded (and funded) by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu Linux and related projects. Canonical is registered in London and employs staff around the world. Its main offices are in London, its support office in Montreal, and its OEM team in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA and Taipei, Taiwan.

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Canonical was founded in 2004.

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How does Ubuntu make money?

We get various distros like kubuntu/ubuntu/lubuntu/edu/etc... for free. We get critical updates constantly. We can download any programs we want from Ubuntu repos. Gee, I can't even imagine what kind of a CDN network you gotta have to support all…
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What has been your experience with paid support from Canonical?

I am considering buying "Ubuntu Desktop Support" from Canonical for 2 reasons: I have a couple of issues that I would like professional help with. (Specifically a recurring kernel panic, and a slow wireless connection.) I would like to lend a…
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Who pays for Ubuntu?

Ubuntu seems expensive to develop and maintain. Bandwidth, development, marketing, and maintenance all cost money, and since Ubuntu is free to download and use, I don't see who pays for it all. I ask because I'm a happy Ubuntu user since 2006 and…
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What is the current state of the Ubuntu Professional certification?

I've heard the Ubuntu Professional certification is no longer offered, although the course can be purchased here: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=533 Is this true? After studying the course, is there no exam or certification…
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How can I help Canonical be profitable?

I can buy cloud space from ubuntu one instead of dropbox, etc .... right? Does buying system76 computers help canonical in anyway? What else can we do? Please add to this list.
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Why doesn't Canonical have a store in India?

I'm desperate to buy some of those great things up for sale on the Canonical Store. Is there anything that is being done to bring the store to India or have some kind of a retailer to sell the merchandise here. At the moment the shipping costs to…
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What is the 'canonical-census' package?

Why is (was) there so much fuss about it? Why is it under the 'Canonical Partners' section in the Software Center? Should I install it?
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Does Canonical pay application developers?

When an application becomes default in Ubuntu, does Canonical pay the developer(s) for making it default or do they just use the application for free?
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Ubuntu finances and future of project

What are the chances that the Ubuntu Project will die if its primary source of funds are removed? In other words, how healthy are the finances of the Ubuntu sponsors Canonical? Is Ubuntu losing money?
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Why doesn't Ubuntu move to DVDs?

Taking into account hardware requirements, chances are that you will have a DVD reader. I think its a bit silly to keep limiting ubuntu size to 700MB. If they switched to DVD size (4,7 GB) we could Include more apps, not only more but also better.…
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When I am using Ubuntu for commercial reasons, do I have to pay Canonical?

I made application which use Ubuntu, when i shift it, i will install Ubuntu myself and install application myself as one unit, i can have more unit for selling it all depends based on my marketing and budget. In that case i have to pay to Ubuntu (i…
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Can a person contribute directly to the Ubuntu project?

I know that Ubuntu receives funding via support, merchandize, hardware company agreements, etc, but many projects out there offer the option to donate directly allowing and supporting further development and releases. Is that option available for…
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How can I invest in ubuntu?

Is this even possible for a private person with no major funds?
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Why doesn't Canonical and Ubuntu run more ads?

Ubuntu, being a hunk of an OS, is not giving out Ads! I mean, See Microsoft for instance, Whichever Blogs or Websites you Visit you get a Nice girl holding a boquet of flowers and saying Windows 7, Beauty and Brain. In My country, India, Ubuntu is…
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Is there any Ubuntu Certification?

I am a Windows Server Administrator and MCSE/MCTIP. I have been attracted towards UBUNTU for long time and want to become a active participent and help businesses to use and grow using Ubuntu. But I do not have much of technical knowledge in…
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