Membership entitles you to the following
benefits:
Voting privileges to confirm Ubuntu Community Council nominations.
An @ubuntu.com email alias that forwards to your real email address.
See UbuntuEmail for more details.
An ubuntu/member/your_nick cloak on freenode - See IRC/Cloaks.
The right to print business cards with the Ubuntu logo - The business
cards can be found at the
BusinessCards page, you will need to
take care of the printing yourself.
Syndication on Planet Ubuntu of your Ubuntu blog or the Ubuntu category
posts in your blog, if you have one.
Follow the registration instructions
on PlanetUbuntu to add your blog!
An Ubuntu Member title at the Ubuntu Forums. See this post for more
information.
A subscription to Linux Weekly News - see this page for instructions on how to apply.
Ability to join the Official Ubuntu Members group on LinkedIn. See
Membership/LinkedIn for more
information.
Signing up for SixXS account with an Ubuntu email address and a link to
your Launchpad page will grant you an
"Ubuntu Credit Bonus" of 25 credit
points.
SFTP access to a Web-accessible directory on people.ubuntu.com
Yes you too can get [email protected] email. For this you should become an active participant in Ubuntu development. Get started with http://launchpad.net . Report bugs you encounter in launchpad, try to help by making patches. The best method to get into it is through packaging. For this you need to become a member of MOTU. It takes time to learn the whole thing. Do check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/FAQ to get started with MOTU.
An @ubuntu.com email address is a benefit of Ubuntu Membership:
(Emphasis mine)
Yes you too can get [email protected] email. For this you should become an active participant in Ubuntu development. Get started with http://launchpad.net . Report bugs you encounter in launchpad, try to help by making patches. The best method to get into it is through packaging. For this you need to become a member of MOTU. It takes time to learn the whole thing. Do check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/FAQ to get started with MOTU.