[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
“Most people, who like Linux, love Ubuntu. Oh they may object to
Ubuntu’s new Unity desktop, but at day’s end, they still use
Ubuntu. Technology businesses though have a more jaundiced view of
Canonical, Ubuntu’s parent company. Canonical, though, is now
taking steps now to make its potential hardware and software
partners happier.“First, Canonical is trying to become better friends with its
reseller partners. Their new channel partner program, Ubuntu
Advantage (UA) is ‘designed to help resellers bring a new set of
support services for Ubuntu server, desktop and cloud installations
direct to businesses. The program is launching with global
partners, including CSS in the US, Asia and Europe, Middle-East and
Africa (EMEA).'”