Ubuntu One Servers

  1. Bug #375345
  2. Comment #30

Comment 30 for bug 375345

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Matt Lee (mattl) wrote : Re: "Ubuntu One" name infringes on Ubuntu trademark policy and creates confusion

One (no pun intended) could also wonder why a free software project like Ubuntu is creating further proprietary web applications. We have already seen that much of Launchpad, including the code-hosting part, will now not be released as free software, and now free software users are being encouraged to sign up for a data silo.

Why is Ubuntu One (and Launchpad for that matter) not being released in a way that would adhere to the Franklin Street Statement? http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/

Services like http://identi.ca and http://libre.fm have shown that free software users will embrace free network services with abundance.

Matt Lee
Founder, Libre.fm
http://libre.fm/