Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems [LWN.net]

Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems

Posted Apr 11, 2012 14:53 UTC (Wed) by sebas (subscriber, #51660)
In reply to: Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems by jspaleta
Parent article: Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems

They'll probably rename Kubuntu to something that doesn't involve Canonical trademarks, that's what Jonathan hints at in one of his blogs at least.

Interestingly, I've talked with Jonathan about renaming Kubuntu to show a greater degree of independence a few years back, but have moved on since. Now it's back on the table, and it still seems a good idea to me.

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Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems

Posted Apr 11, 2012 17:53 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

I would strongly disagree with this.

Kubuntu is not a separate distribution, it's the Ubuntu packages and compile options, just with a different default desktop.

I would be very disappointed if the kubuntu folks decided to throw away the Ubuntu resources (repositories, testing, bug reporting, etc) that are spent on all the diverse packages available just because they use KDE instead of Unity as the desktop.

One of the really good things about Kubuntu is that it doesn't force people into a choice between Kubuntu and Ubuntu, all desktops are available, and can be installed at the same time with it being a login option which one to use. If it becomes a separate distribution, a log of this is lost

Kubuntu to be sponsored by Blue Systems

Posted Apr 12, 2012 13:05 UTC (Thu) by sebas (subscriber, #51660) [Link]

Renaming it, however, does not imply changing its base, or concept, just its name -- to avoid said potential trademark issues.