>> Я же сказал «вроде». Она ж дешевле наверняка, если есть, не?
> Я так и представляю менеджеров из Red Hat, которые сидят и грустно
> говорят друг другу: «Ну вот, в Canonical сделали платную техподдержку :-(
> И она дешевле нашей :-(((. Значит, на рынок десктопов мы соваться
> больше никогда не будем :'-(» Ой смешно.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-truth-about-goobuntu-google.../
That said, Bushnell was asked why Ubuntu instead of say Fedora or openSUSE? He replied, “We chose Debian because packages and apt [Debian's basic software package programs] are light-years ahead of RPM (Red Hat and SUSE's default package management system.]” And, why Ubuntu over the other Debian-based Linux distributions? “Because it's release cadence is awesome and Canonical [Ubuntu's parent company] offers good support.”
Yes, that's right. Google doesn't just use Ubuntu and contribute to its development, Google is a paying customer for Canonical's Ubuntu Advantage support program. Chris Kenyon, who is Canonical's VP of Sales and Business Development, and was present for Bushnell's talk confirmed this and added that “Google is not our largest business desktop customer.”