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LRT
November 27th, 2007, 02:38 PM
Is there an Ubuntu enterprise edition similar to Red Hat Linux and Novell Suse Linux? Is Ubuntu considering releasing something like this? I read this article mentioning a number of growing businesses adopting linux desktops because Vista is not what people expected and it mentions Ubuntu as one of the options. I'm just wondering if Ubuntu is considering releasing some large business solutions package.

Comments welcome.

Dragonbite
November 27th, 2007, 04:13 PM
Do you have a link to the article?

If they do make a Business edition, chances are it will be like Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Fluxbuntu, etc. Ubuntu in the heart but wrapped with applications focused for businesses' needs. That would be fine.

Canonical is running Ubuntu similar to the pre-Fedora way Red Hat ran when Red Hat seperated the corporate supported version (RHEL) from the community supported (Fedora). I don't expect them to change this strategy anytime soon.

This would, though, be a smart move since businesses are a little slower to adopt Ubuntu than individuals. I hope that they can make a good SMB (Small and Medium Business ) version as it is not highly supported by Linux and Microsoft so it is fertile for explosive growth.

LRT
November 27th, 2007, 04:28 PM
here is the article. found it on digg.

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62034821,00.htm

castrojo
November 27th, 2007, 06:18 PM
Ubuntu Server Edition fills this role:

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/serveredition
http://www.canonical.com/troublefree/
http://www.canonical.com/easier/
http://www.canonical.com/ready/

az
November 27th, 2007, 07:03 PM
It has been stated by Canonical many times that there will never be a separate non-free edition of Ubuntu.

Their business model is services and support, not software licensing fees.

ssam
November 27th, 2007, 07:07 PM
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 the LTS version, we make our very best work available to everyone on the same free terms. Upgrades to new versions of Ubuntu are and always will be free of charge. http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu

one thing that seperates ubuntu from redhat and suse, is that it does not have the two tiers of free and expensive. there is only one version (things like edubuntu, kubuntu etc are just difference package selections).

there is the Long Term Support versions, which are more sutible for places where you don't want to upgrade every 6 months.

there is also pay for support http://www.ubuntu.com/support/paid you still get the same software, but you get all the support you need.

ExpatPaul
November 27th, 2007, 07:22 PM
On a related note, CIO magazine recently asked the developers of four leading Linux distros to pitch their products. Ubuntu is one of them, you can read the rest here (http://www.cio.com/article/155701/).