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Canonical
30 June 2026

Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation

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Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure software.  Canonical has supported the foundation’s work since 2025, co-sponsoring the development of projects like sudo-rs. The new €40,000/year contribution will hel ...

Aaron Prisk
26 February 2026

Unmasking the Resolute Raccoon

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

You’ve almost certainly seen them… In the forest, rummaging through a dumpster, in poorly aging millennial memes. Raccoons are ubiquitous and endlessly entertaining creatures. YouTube and TikTok are full of videos documenting their clever antics and escapades. One such intrepid raccoon gained fame for making their way to the most unlikely ...

Isobel Kate Maxwell
13 February 2026

The foundations of software: open source libraries and their maintainers

Community Ubuntu tech blog

Open source libraries are repositories of code that developers can use and, depending on the license, contribute to, modify, and redistribute. Open source libraries are usually developed on a platform like GitHub, and distributed using package registries like PyPI for Python and npm for JavaScript. These repositories contain pre-written, ...

Tytus Kurek
7 October 2025

OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary!

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Happy birthday, OpenStack! It’s astonishing how fast time flies – fifteen years already. Yet, here we are: OpenStack cloud still stands as a de facto standard for open source cloud infrastructure implementation. It powers thousands of organisations around the world, across telco, finserv, public sector, IT, research, manufacturing and mor ...

Aaron Prisk
18 August 2025

A journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Embarking on a quest can be serious business – whether you’re going off on a family holiday or traveling the hills of Britain in search of the holy grail, our focus is very much affixed to the finish line. Every year, nearly 1 million people from across the globe pack their bags and trek thousands ...

Tytus Kurek
24 July 2025

The Linux Foundation and OpenStack – a new chapter for cloud-native infrastructure

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Effective July 23rd, 2025 the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OIF) has officially joined one of the world’s largest and most influential open source communities: the Linux Foundation. This strategic move reflects the accelerating trend toward open source standardization and democratization – a movement Canonical has proudly supported sinc ...

Nkeiruka Whenu
28 May 2025

The 2025 Frankfurt Engineering Sprint: What did you miss?

Community Ubuntu tech blog

If you have ever wondered what goes on when your friends say that they’re going on a “Business trip” abroad, then allow me to spill the beans 🫘. Let’s recap what you may have missed from Canonical’s Frankfurt Engineering Sprint this May, shall we? My name is Nkeiruka, and I work as a Software Engineer ...

Ben Hoyt
13 May 2025

Canonical + thanks.dev = giving back to open source developers

Community Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical has committed to donating US$120,000 to open source developers over the next 12 months (using thanks.dev). ...

Aaron Prisk
12 March 2025

Among the waves: Plucky Puffin

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Not to be confused with the titular Linux mascot and seabird cousin, the penguin, puffins are another distinctively colorful and whimsical nautical avian. Over the centuries, these beaky birds have been given numerous nicknames and monikers like the “sea parrot” and the harlequinesque appearance of their facial feathers has earned them th ...

ilvipero
21 January 2025

Ubuntu Summit 2024 Reflections

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

As we move into 2025, we wanted to reflect on the crowning event of the year: the Ubuntu Summit. Just over two months ago, we celebrated Ubuntu’s 20th birthday in The Hague, the Netherlands. We’re still buzzing from the electric atmosphere you all brought to this event, as we came together to showcase what open ...

Jason Nucciarone
18 June 2024

Ubuntu Summit 2024

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

We are excited to announce that Ubuntu Summit 2024 will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands this October 25 – 27th! The Ubuntu Summit for the last two years has served as a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious. We aim to shine a light on those who are not satisfied with the ...

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