Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need.
Ubuntu says Linux for Human Beings:
As a platform based on Free software, the Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit to individual.
The Ubuntu project is entirely committed to the principles of free software development; people
are encouraged to use free software, improve it, and pass it on.
What is Linux?
The Linux kernel is the heart of the Ubuntu operating system.
A kernel is an important part of any operating system, providing the communication bridge between hardware and software.
Linux was brought to life in 1991 by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds. At the time, it would run only on i386 systems, and was essentially an independently-created clone of the UNIX kernel, intended to take advantage of the then-new i386 architecture.
Nowadays, thanks to a substantial amount of development effort by people all around the world, Linux runs on virtually every modern computer architecture.
The Linux kernel has gained an ideological importance as well as a technical one.There is an entire community of people who believe in the ideals of free software and spend their time helping to make open source technology as good as it can be.
People in this community gave rise to initiatives such as Ubuntu, standards committees that shape the development of the Internet, organizations like the Mozilla Foundation, responsible for creating Mozilla Firefox, and countless other software projects from which you've almost certainly benefited in the past.
The spirit of open source, commonly attributed to Linux, is influencing software developers and users everywhere to drive communities with common goals.
What is GNU?
The GNU Project was launched in January 1984 by Richard Stallman, to develop a complete UNIX-style operating system which is comprised of free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used.
The GNU project is closely linked to the philosophy of free software, which is central to the projects that derive from it, such as Ubuntu.
Ubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition".
Ubuntu has a wide range of applications included by default. As famous enlisted below:
Firefox Web Browser
Evolution Mail
Empathy IM Client
Shotwell Photo Manager
Openoffice.org The Office
Rhythmbox Music Player
Ubuntu One
Etc
The Ubuntu community provides extensive free support for any answers you have searching.
Contributes
A wide range of supporters and vibrant community has been supporting Ubuntu as it has always been
a open source.
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