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Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Speaks

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http://linuxo.com – Daniweb: "There are some secret goings on in the mill at Canonical that he didn't tell us about but I can read between the lines." (General)

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The hiring of Linux-savvy and revenue-minded exec-slash-blogger Matt Asay as the new chief operating officer of Canonical looks like a very good — and telling — move for the Isle of Man- (really London-but-don't-tell-anyone) based company that oversees the growing-by-leaps-bounds-and-all-other-ways Ubuntu Linux distribution and surrounding universe.

The Register: "Canonical is the first Linux shop to have agreed to license the codec in question, H.264 from MPEG LA. Even though Red Hat and Novell are also available for use on PCs, they have not licensed H.264."

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Canonical has released a virtual appliance for running instances of IBM DB2 database software, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Canonical's growing relationship with the IBM DB2 may have a hidden benefit. Specifically, if DB2 gains some momentum on Ubuntu, it could attract Oracle to Ubuntu.

Linux Foundation: "Matt took some time recently to share his perspective with me on why Canonical can take Linux places Red Hat can't, how Linux beats Apple, and how the Ubuntu community's passion and focus on design will change the way people see Linux for a long time."

Linux Magazine: "Red Hat is the king of commercial Linux support, no doubt about it. Canonical has entered the market and with some refined support products could present a very compelling alternative."

Cyber Cynic: "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has always had many user and developer fans. Enterprise business fans? Not so much. Canonical hopes to change that..."

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Asay's job will be make sure operational activities match up to the company's strategic goals and make sure that day-to-day operations go smoothly. He will also head up Canonical's marketing. Asay is extremely well known and respected in open-source business and technology circles.