Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu!

Ubuntu commercial sponsors Canonical Ltd. have announced the release of Ubuntu version 7.04. Ubuntu is the award-winning Linux distribution for the desktop, laptop, thin client and server which brings together the best of open source software every six months.

Features touted in the Ubuntu 7.04 desktop edition include a ground-breaking Windows migration assistant, further wireless networking support, and improved multimedia support.

Specialized versions of Ubuntu known as Kubuntu and Edubuntu were also released.

(Hark! Is that a gauntlet i hear, about to be thrown?)

“In the coming months, many individuals and businesses will be making the decision to upgrade their existing computer systems and their operating systems,” proclaimed Jane Silber, director of Operations at Canonical Ltd.

Press material informs us that Canonical was launched in October 2004, is headquartered “in Europe” (O yeah, that country!) and today has “millions” of users “around the world.” Ubuntu “aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem.”