I'm starting a business and this is part of what I'm going to be offering. I'm almost complete with my certification in Linux Administration, but I don't know all of the ins and outs of the law Linux is under...
I've heard the Ubuntu Professional certification is no longer offered, although the course can be purchased here: http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=533
Is this true? After studying the course, is there no exam or certification given any more?
- I can buy cloud space from ubuntu one instead of dropbox, etc .... right?
- Does buying system76 computers help canonical in anyway?
What else can we do? Please add to this list.
We get various distros like kubuntu/ubuntu/lubuntu/edu/etc... for free. We get critical updates constantly. We can download any programs we want from Ubuntu repos. Gee, I can't even imagine what kind of a CDN network you gotta have to support all this. Also, Ubuntu has a lot of people working for them: Ubuntu jobs
Can someone explain how this is possible financially?
Ubuntu seems expensive to develop and maintain. Bandwidth, development, marketing, and maintenance all cost money, and since Ubuntu is free to download and use, I don't see who pays for it all.
I ask because I'm a happy Ubuntu user since 2006 and wonder how sustainable the project is.