Ubuntu parent Canonical is ending paid support for Kubuntu, the variant of the Linux OS running the KDE desktop environment. An announcement by lead Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell explains that the move is a purely commercial one, and that "Kubuntu has not been a business success after seven years of trying, and it is unrealistic to expect it to continue to have financial resources put into it." Riddell will remain employed by Canonical, but will no longer be able to develop Kubuntu in his work time, with paid support for the OS ending after version 12.04. It is expected that volunteers will continue maintaining Kubuntu, but Riddell says that the community will need to step up to the more arduous tasks like ISO testing.
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