Here’s a great interview with Fabio Massimo Di Nitto, leader of the Ubuntu Server team. When Fabio’s not cooking up a hearty spaghetti bolognese - with sauce in the shape of the Ubuntu logo! - he’s ploughing fixes and love into Ubuntu, and making it rock for server administrators world-wide. (Please note that the interview was conducted in Italian and translated to English.)

After the first release of the Ubuntu Server CD with breezy, we had a strong demand for extending the scope of the project and we decided to concentrate on the quality of the server-specific packages and on adding features that we think can be more useful for an administrator.

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The sabdfl updated his wiki home page to include a lengthy FAQ about his intentions with Ubuntu and some of the controversial or interesting issues about the project. Notable topics include why he’s doing this in the first place, Ubuntu’s relationship with Debian, whether there will ever be a “for-pay only” version produced by Canonical, and why Ubuntu is brown. All the important questions covered! The FAQ has already received positive coverage and responses on Slashdot and other news sites.

In an interview for the Linux Australia Update podcast, Jeff Waugh talks to James Purser about how he got into Free Software, GNOME release management, Mark Shuttleworth’s clear vision and fierce focus, Ubuntu’s relationship with Debian, the structure of the project, the awesome MOTU team, and Ubuntu’s unique recipe for taking software freedom to the world.

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