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How does product management work at ubuntu? I mean, is there someone (or a group) with a coordinated plan or is it just random little steps in mostly right dire

How does product management work at ubuntu? I mean, is there someone (or a group) with a coordinated plan or is it just random little steps in mostly right directions wherever someone finds the time to patch something? I just can't get warm with linux, even though I'd love to and it's still mostly drivers, what apps are available and how badly they run holding me back.

ilogik 6y ago
ubuntu was created and is maintained by a large company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_(company)
- anotheryou 6y ago
  Yes. I wonder if they have any kind of product people or how they are structured.
  - ilogik 6y ago
    Iit's a multi-million dollar company. I'm sure they're just winging it as they go along
29athrowaway 6y ago
Canonical makes Ubuntu, and their work is based on an upstream distro, Debian. Their focus right now is providing a server distro with an emphasis on cloud, as well as selling support.
- e12e 6y ago
  I think it's questionable if canonical has a clear "focus". They certainly do work on their server side (after years of focusing, and doing great work, on the desktop) - and like (evry?) Linux vendor they sell support and access to a live patch service. We do use Ubuntu a lot for desktop and servers - yet I'm not entirely sure why we would buy anything from canonical - beyond just to support the overall organization? I'd love to hear if anyone have war stories about canonical (or redhat, suse) support turning out to be a great investment? I must admit I'm a bit worried about the shift towards snap packages though - we might shift back to Debian on the server side.
  - 29athrowaway 6y ago
    They used to be more desktop focused (e.g.: Unity, Ubuntu Touch) but they dismantled those teams and laid off their members.
    - e12e 6y ago
      Arguably after getting the job (of improving the Linux desktop experience) done. (not alone, by any stretch - but Ubuntu, when they started shipping free cd/dvds - did a lot to package debia for the masses, I'd say).
      - 29athrowaway 6y ago
        Out of the box, Ubuntu has better support for laptop than Debian does. That is also a big contribution.

ilogik 6y ago

ubuntu was created and is maintained by a large company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_(company)

anotheryou 6y ago
Yes. I wonder if they have any kind of product people or how they are structured.
- ilogik 6y ago
  Iit's a multi-million dollar company. I'm sure they're just winging it as they go along

29athrowaway 6y ago

Canonical makes Ubuntu, and their work is based on an upstream distro, Debian. Their focus right now is providing a server distro with an emphasis on cloud, as well as selling support.

e12e 6y ago
I think it's questionable if canonical has a clear "focus". They certainly do work on their server side (after years of focusing, and doing great work, on the desktop) - and like (evry?) Linux vendor they sell support and access to a live patch service. We do use Ubuntu a lot for desktop and servers - yet I'm not entirely sure why we would buy anything from canonical - beyond just to support the overall organization? I'd love to hear if anyone have war stories about canonical (or redhat, suse) support turning out to be a great investment? I must admit I'm a bit worried about the shift towards snap packages though - we might shift back to Debian on the server side.
- 29athrowaway 6y ago
  They used to be more desktop focused (e.g.: Unity, Ubuntu Touch) but they dismantled those teams and laid off their members.
  - e12e 6y ago
    Arguably after getting the job (of improving the Linux desktop experience) done. (not alone, by any stretch - but Ubuntu, when they started shipping free cd/dvds - did a lot to package debia for the masses, I'd say).
    - 29athrowaway 6y ago
      Out of the box, Ubuntu has better support for laptop than Debian does. That is also a big contribution.