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• Red Hat's open source rot took root when IBM walked in

  > First because enterprises need a company behind offering support contract. That's quite literally why Ubuntu exists… forked Debian with enterprise support. https://ubuntu.com/support. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• should I pay for 2 Ubuntu servers for tech support ?

  I don't know, sorry. I suggest you use the Contact button on https://ubuntu.com/support. Source: about 1 year ago

• I’m sorry...the Fuck?

  There is a Ubuntu Pro. Go to https://ubuntu.com/support and the first thing you should see is "Ubuntu Pro". It's just people on Reddit are stupid. Source: about 1 year ago

• Linux in the enterprise

  And then Canonical's first-party enterprise support for Ubuntu, further closing the gap between the two options. Red Hat putting the word "enterprise" in the name of theirs doesn't necessarily make it the only enterprise-ready option. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Does Ubuntu advantage handle licensing for VMware hosts?

  PS: But may be you need support help for sure https://ubuntu.com/support. Source: over 2 years ago

• Which on-prem distribution to use?

  But you are right, there is no difference between Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS server (that is not bloated because it's the used to deploy in on-premise and cloud server editions), because k3s try to maintain support on all these. In support level, Debian have a great community support, Ubuntu too, but additionally can have enterprise support from Canonical with Ubuntu Advantage. Source: over 2 years ago

• How do middle-sized open source projects survive?

  I get that majority of small open source projects are led by volunteers who consider it a hobby. At the same time, some big projects can earn money by offering enterprise support [1], selling courses/certification [2] or by charging for repository packages. [3] However, how do medium-sized players like Wireshark, GIMP or LibreOffice survive? I'm not sure that donations make a huge difference and it doesn't seem... - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

• Ubuntu 21.04 is here

  I don't see anything related to gaming in the support that Canonical provides: https://ubuntu.com/support. And community support doesn't have to follow Canonical schedule, everyone would prefer if Ubuntu users weren't so lazy. Source: about 3 years ago