Straight from the “wow-that-was-quick” department, I have another two sponsors to announce.
The GUADEC team are pleased to announce the first gold sponsor for GUADEC 2007 is the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation (previously OSDL) are renewing their sponsorship from last year, further enforcing their commitment to Open and Free software projects.
Canonical/Ubuntu will be sponsoring GUADEC at silver level for the first time this year. Canonical/Ubuntu is a very big user of GNOME software, so we are particulary pleased that they are confirming their commitment to supporting the GNOME project.
The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 by the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group, it sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms.
Ubuntu/Canonical
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global organisation headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution and support of open source software products and communities. World-class 24×7 commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical’s global support team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem.
Download Ubuntu from www.ubuntu.com/download.
To learn about commercial support for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu, please see www.canonical.com/support. For more information visit www.canonical.com or www.ubuntu.com.