1. Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'
2. Ubuntu is based on Debian distribution
3. Ubuntu is free and open source software
4. The Ubuntu project is sponsored by Canonical Ltd., a holding company founded by Mark Shuttleworth
5. Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months
6. Ubuntu uses GNOME desktop environment
7. The most recent version of Ubuntu is Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
8. The following are some of the Ubuntu derivatives
Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop Environment
Xubuntu - Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop environment
Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education
Ubuntu server Edition -Ubuntu for Servers
Goubuntu -A flavour of Ubuntu that strives to be completely devoid of software, drivers or firmware with restrictive licenses
Ubuntu Studio - Designed for multimedia editing and creation
Mythbuntu - Designed for creating a home theatre PC with MythTV
9. The official name of any Ubuntu release is "Ubuntu X.YY" where X represents the year, and YY represents the month of the release in that year.
10. The development codename of a release takes the form "Adjective Animal"
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