My Viral Box Logo
Ad image
  • Funny Stories
  • Weird Stories
  • Scary Stories
  • Ghost Stories
  • Funny Riddles
  • Short Jokes
Reading: Canonical returns Ubuntu to GNOME and fires 30-60% of developers / Geektimes
Share
MYVIRALBOX MYVIRALBOX
Font ResizerAa
  • Funny Stories
  • Weird Stories
  • Funny Riddles
  • Ghost Stories
  • Scary Stories
Search
  • Funny Stories
  • Weird Stories
  • Scary Stories
  • Ghost Stories
  • Funny Riddles
  • Short Jokes
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
MYVIRALBOX > Weird Stories > Canonical returns Ubuntu to GNOME and fires 30-60% of developers / Geektimes
Weird Stories

Canonical returns Ubuntu to GNOME and fires 30-60% of developers / Geektimes

MVB Staff
Last updated: April 25, 2024 3:37 pm
MVB Staff
Published: April 7, 2017
Share
4 Min Read
SHARE

Recently Mark Shuttleworth announced a sharp turn towards the development of Ubuntu. The management decided to return to GNOME as the main desktop shell. Plus, the investment in the development of the Unity 8 shell is stopped, which was positioned as a version of Ubuntu for smartphones and tablets. In addition, the company will no longer work on the mode of convergence, which provides the ability to transfer mobile devices to desktop mode. The version of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will be equipped with GNOME. Together with Unity 8 and convergence in the past, the Mir display server remains.

The reason for the changes, according to Shuttleworth, is not at all a problem with Unity 8. The shell turned out to be excellent. The problem is that the work of Canonical is largely determined by the dynamics of the market and the opinion of the community. And just the community did not greet the new products of the company very favorably. Unity 8, Ubuntu Touch and Convergence are regarded, basically, as a fragmentation of Ubuntu. In general, Canonical commercial partners were not very interested in novelties, preferring a bird in the hand to a crane in the sky.

Immediately after Shuttleworth made his statement, several communities appeared that are planning to continue work on Unity 8 and Ubuntu Touch. The most notable of these became unity8.org, the UBports project and others.

And this is not all ads from Canonical. Some time after Shuttleworth’s announcement, it became known about the forthcoming massive dismissal of Canonical employees. Reduce from 30% to 60% of staff, it all depends on whether the company can find additional investment. Current investors considered Unity 8 to be not the direction that profits can bring. Their opinion is based on the fact that after 7 years of work on Unity the company has not managed to achieve any significant success with this product.

The developers who worked on the Unity 8 project will be the first to cut it – they simply do not have much to work with. Some valuable employees will have the opportunity to switch to other projects. In particular, Canonical is going to strengthen such areas as cloud technologies and Internet of things. Accordingly, the company will increase the number of employees engaged in projects with the appropriate focus.

The decision on the cuts was insisted by investors who felt that Canonical employees had more than required. Up to a certain point, Shuttleworth also invested in the company’s projects related to the development of Unity 8. But now he decided to fully switch to financing using external investments. Canonical will become more like a commercial company than before.

“Our choice is aimed at investing those spheres that allow the company to grow. This is Ubuntu itself, both for desktops, servers and virtual machines, as well as our products related to the cloud infrastructure (OpenStack and Kuberbetes), plus additional cloud products (MAAS, LXD, Juju, BootStack), IoT and Ubuntu Core. They all have communities, users, profits and growth, making up an independent, excellent company with the ability to grow, “Shuttleworth said.

MVB Staff
MVB Staff

You Might Also Like

Facebook is working on a neural interface to radically change the way people interact with machines
On knees. How to choose a bandage knee / Blog company Medgadgets / Geektimes
18-year-old Muscle Barbie Look Sexy When She’s Pumping Iron
In memory of Georgy Grechko / Geektimes
How to turn a 3D model into an 800-pound robot / Blog company Plarium / Geektimes
Leave a Comment Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search Posts

‎‎‎‎‎Explore Our Categories

  • Funny Riddles9
  • Funny Stories528
  • Ghost Stories3
  • Scary Stories23
  • Short Jokes1
  • Weird Stories481
Ad image

Latest added

birds with funny hair
Funny Stories

13 Birds With Funny Hair That Will Make You Smile

June 23, 2025
most dangerous horse race
Scary Stories

9 Scary Horse Races in the World: Risks and Traditions

June 16, 2025
Arsenal funny moments
Funny Stories

Top Funny Moments in Arsenal Football Club History

June 15, 2025
scary vacation
Scary Stories

7 Scary Vacation Stories That Really Happened

June 13, 2025
buy weird stuff
Weird Stories

When Lottery Winners Buy Weird Stuff: 13 Intriguing Stories

June 10, 2025
best scary movies of all time
Scary Stories

15 Best Scary Movies of All Time: A Guide to Horror Classics

June 6, 2025

Explore More

  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit Your Silly Stories

Follow US on Social Media

Facebook Instagram Pinterest Envelope-open

My Viral Box Logo

About My Viral Box

MyViralBox brings together all the weird, wacky, scary and funny news from around the web in one place to brighten your day. You might scratch your head; you might laugh out loud; you might glance over your shoulder; but you’re gonna have fun whenever you drop by. Funny news, weird news, chill-inducing spookiness, jokes and riddles of all kinds, plus whatever else we come across that we think just has to go viral; you’ll find it all right here!

© My Viral Box. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?