Blog posts written by Jane Silber

Jane Silber
12 April 2017

A new vantage point

Canonical announcements Article

I joined Canonical as COO in 2004, excited by the vision of Ubuntu and the possibilities that could unfold from the software, the collaboration with the open source community, the energy of an international, distributed start-up and the impact it could have on the world. When Mark asked me to become CEO in 2010, I ...

Jane Silber
25 August 2016

25 years on and Linux is still going strong

Canonical announcements Article

I embarked on the Linux journey in 2004 when I joined the newly founded Canonical and its not-yet-named Ubuntu team. I knew there was incredible opportunity around Linux but even then it wasn’t clear how pervasive Linux would become in all corners of technology, industry and society. Linux started its journey as a platform for ...

Jane Silber
15 July 2016

Notice of Ubuntu Forums breach; user passwords not compromised

Canonical announcements Article

There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums site. We take information security and user privacy very seriously, follow a strict set of security practices and this incident has triggered a thorough investigation. Corrective action has been taken, and full service of the Forums has been restored. In the interest of transparency, ...

Jane Silber
17 August 2015

IBM and Canonical plan Ubuntu support on IBM z Systems Mainframe

Cloud and server Article

Today, at LinuxCon 2015 in Seattle, Canonical and IBM announced plans to create an Ubuntu distribution for LinuxONE and z Systems. The collaboration with Canonical brings Ubuntu scale-out and cloud expertise to the IBM z Systems platform, further expanding its reach and support. Our expansion of Ubuntu platform support to IBM z Systems ...

Jane Silber
15 July 2015

Clarification on IP Rights Policy

Ubuntu open source

We are updating our Intellectual Property Rights Policy to clarify the relationship between this policy and the licences of the constituent works in Ubuntu. Specifically, we are adding a single clause which states: “Ubuntu is an aggregate work of many works, each covered by their own licence(s). For the purposes of determining what you c ...

Jane Silber
13 July 2015

Introducing Anand Krishnan

Cloud and server Article

Canonical’s cloud business continues to grow at great speed. Driven by the adoption of Ubuntu as the preferred operating system at both the infrastructure and guest level, partners and customers alike value the automation, interoperability, ease of use and professional services that we offer. We provide the fastest, most reliable, most up ...

Jane Silber
23 October 2014

Ten years of Ubuntu

Ubuntu Phone

Today marks 10 years of Ubuntu and the release of the 21st version. That is an incredible milestone and one which is worthy of reflection and celebration. I am fortunate enough to be spending the day at our devices sprint with 200+ of the folks that have helped make this possible. There are of course ...

Jane Silber
12 September 2014

Cycling in London

Ubuntu Uncategorised

As the CEO of Canonical, I am proud of the growth of the team in London. From a team of 5 around a kitchen table in London 10 years ago, the business has grown to 650 employees globally of which over 100 are based in London. Like many businesses in London, one of the most ...

Jane Silber
14 July 2014

“Sometimes the best man for the job isn’t.”

Ubuntu open source

The social and business value of having a diverse workforce is well documented. Equally well documented is the relative lack of women in technology, and in open source. At Canonical we are working hard to build a globally diverse workforce. We are well positioned to do so, particularly building on our open source roots, and ...

Jane Silber
2 April 2014

Shutting down Ubuntu One file services

Ubuntu Ubuntu One

Today we are announcing plans to shut down the Ubuntu One file services. This is a tough decision, particularly when our users rely so heavily on the functionality that Ubuntu One provides. However, like any company, we want to focus our efforts on our most important strategic initiatives and ensure we are not spread too ...

Jane Silber
21 July 2013

Notice of security breach on Ubuntu Forums site

Ubuntu Canonical News

There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums site, ubuntuforums.org. We take information security and user privacy very seriously, and apologise for the breach and ensuing inconvenience. At this time, We have confirmed the attackers were able to access all user email addresses and hashed passwords on the Forums site. While the pa ...

Jane Silber
21 January 2013

Ubuntu helped set the stage for today's inauguration

Ubuntu open source

Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama to his second term provides a good opportunity to look back at last year’s campaign and appreciate it in a bit more detail. We’ll skip discussion of the adverts, polls, photo ops, sound bites, political theatre and even the much appreciated informed debate on the issues, and focus instead on ...