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Canonical intends to withdraw su sponsorship a Kubuntu after the release of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. This means Canonical is withdrawing its support for its distribution based on KDE and it will start treating it like Lubuntu or Xubuntu, only helping you with the infrastructure. |
Canonical's decision is due to the fact that Kubuntu has not met its expectations, it has not been a good deal and therefore it does not consider reasonable to continue investing in it. Jonathan Riddell, responsible for Kubuntu for seven years, will be assigned to another project and Kubuntu will have to survive from the hands of the community. It is a great challenge for this distro.
Despite the fact that in the last annual ranking of distros, Kubuntu was among the 25 best placed, the truth is that in the business world this version of Ubuntu based on the KDE desktop environment has not managed to obtain the reception that was initially expected .
Despite the above, the company's idea is that Kubuntu continues to be an official variant of Ubuntu, equating it in its treatment to other "flavors" such as Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Kubuntu users who want to join the development efforts and participate in testing and maintaining the distribution can find out more about how to get involved on the project website.