Ubuntu Launches Gobuntu Freedom Distribution Kit

Despite the fact that Ubuntu is praised by a large number of home users, the well-known Linux distribution is subject to constant criticism from a small but active community of users who believe that Ubuntu does not provide the proper conditions for the free choice of software. The new initiative announced this week is aimed at solving this problem. Mark Shuttleworth, father of Ubuntu and head of Canonical , announced the release of Gobuntu’s daily CDs , a free version of Ubuntu.



Gobuntu contains almost no proprietary software components and seeks to reassure critics who believe that Ubuntu support for non-free software is harmful to users. Last year, the Free Software Foundation released gNewSense, a reworked Ubuntu distribution without proprietary graphics drivers, plug-ins and codecs. Shuttleworth called Gobuntu's goal: providing easy-to-use software (not including proprietary software) to support projects like gNewSense.



Shuttleworth says that now Gobuntu is focused on drivers for the hardware, but as the team grows, things will not stop there. In a statement, Mark turned to all interested developers to join the Gobuntu team.