Ubuntu

Ubuntu is community developed and supported project. Since its launch in October 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world, Linux based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. Ubuntu now is distribution rank number 1.

Ubuntu is an African word meaning "Humanity to others" or "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

Whether you use at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.

Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay and licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.

Ubuntu issue a new desktop and server release every six months. That means you'll always have the latest and greatest applications that open source world has to offer.

Ubuntu is designed with security in mind. You get free security updates for at least 18 months on the desktop and server. With the Long Term Support (LTS) version you get three years support on the desktop, and five years on the server. There is no extra fee for LTS version, we make our very best work available to everyone on the same free terms. Upgrade to news versions of Ubuntu are and always will be free of charge.

Everything you need comes on one CD, providing a complete working environment. Additional software is awailable online. The graphical installer enables you to get up and running quickly and easily. A standard installation should take less than 25 minutes. Once installed your system is immediately ready to use. On the desktop you have a full set of productivity, internet, drawing and graphic applications, and games.

Free Software
For Ubuntu, the free software used primarily in reference to freedom, and not to price although we are committed to not charging for Ubuntu. The most important thing about Ubuntu is that it confers rights of software freedom on the people who install and use it. It is these freedoms that enable the Ubuntu community to grow, continue to share its collective experience and expertise to improve Ubuntu and make it suitable for use in new countries an new industries.

Quoting the free software foundation's What is free software, the freedoms at the core of free software ar defined as :

• The freedom to run the programme, for any purpose.
• The freedom study how the programme works and adapt it your needs.
• The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others.
• The freedom to improve the programme and release your improvement to the public, so that everyone benefits.

Ubuntu is happy to call itself open source. whill some refer to free and open source as competing movements with different ends, we do not see free and open source software as either distinct or incompatible. Ubuntu proudly includes members who identify with both movements.