What does Ubuntu want to be when it grows up?

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Feb 21, 2012

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You can use Ubuntu in the cloud, on servers, on the
desktop, on tablets and smartphones, but can the popular Linux
distribution play in all these spaces?

Once upon a time I knew exactly what Ubuntu was. Built on top of
Debian Linux, it was the most popular Linux desktop around. Today,
Ubuntu is in the clouds, on servers, tablets and smartphones, and,
oh yes, it?s still on the desktop. By spreading its energy in so
many directions it?s hard to see what Canonical, Ubuntu?s parent
company, really wants from Ubuntu. So what exactly is Ubuntu today?
Well, here?s my overview of Ubuntu 2012.


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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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