Ubuntu Foundation

Ubuntu Foundation
Founded	July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01)^[1]
Founder	Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd.^[1]
Key people	Mark Shuttleworth, Benjamin Mako Hill,^[2] Colin Watson, James Troup^[1]

The Ubuntu Foundation is a purpose trust founded by South African Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd. to ensure the long-term maintenance of the Ubuntu Linux distribution independently of the commercial activities of Canonical Ltd. Its initial funding commitment is $10M.^[1]^[3]

Its current advisory board is made up of chairman Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd., and representatives of the Ubuntu Community Council and the Ubuntu Technical Board.^[1]^[3]

Although it was originally announced that the Ubuntu Foundation would employ core members of the Ubuntu community^[3] as of 2008, the Foundation remains dormant. Mark Shuttleworth describes it as an "emergency fund" in the event that Canonical's involvement in the Ubuntu project ends.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Hill, Benjamin Mako. "Announcing Launch of ($10m) Ubuntu Foundation". ubuntu-announce (Mailing list). Retrieved August 31, 2010.
↑ "Advisory Board". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2013. Benjamin Mako Hill … is on the boards of Software Freedom International, the Free Software Foundation, and the Ubuntu Foundation.
1 2 3 "New Ubuntu Foundation Announced". Canonical Ltd. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

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