UserLinux was a project to create an
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also i ...
based on
Debian, and targeted at business customers. The goal was to provide businesses with a freely available, high quality operating system accompanied by certifications, service, and support options.
The project was initiated by
Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens (born around 1958) is an American computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement. He created The Open Source Definition and published the first formal announcement and manifesto of open source. He co-founded the Open ...
in late 2003. Subsequent to 2005 and the major success of
Ubuntu
Ubuntu ( ) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: '' Desktop'', ''Server'', and ''Core'' for Internet of things devices and robots. All ...
, a commercial Linux distribution based on Debian by
Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd. is a UK-based privately held computer software company founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related projects. Canonical employs staff ...
with much the same aims as UserLinux, the project lost steam. No software was shipped, and the project was ultimately abandoned.
References
''Whither UserLinux?''(Linux Weekly News)
''UserLinux: Autopsy''(Linux Weekly News)
External links
userlinux.com (last archived version in the Webarchive, 2007)
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Debian-based distributions
Discontinued Linux distributions
Linux distributions
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