Jane Silber
Jane Silber is a board member of Canonical Ltd. and was its Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2017.
22 posts by Jane Silber
Canonical announcements
A new vantage point
by Jane Silber on 12 April 2017
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...
Canonical announcements
25 years on and Linux is still going strong
by Jane Silber on 25 August 2016
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...
Canonical announcements
Notice of Ubuntu Forums breach; user passwords not compromised
by Jane Silber on 15 July 2016
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...
Cloud and server
IBM and Canonical plan Ubuntu support on IBM z Systems Mainframe
by Jane Silber on 17 August 2015
Today, at LinuxCon 2015 in Seattle, Canonical and IBM announced plans to create an Ubuntu distribution for LinuxONE and z Systems. The collaboration with...
Ubuntu
Clarification on IP Rights Policy
by Jane Silber on 15 July 2015
We are updating our Intellectual Property Rights Policy to clarify the relationship between this policy and the licences of the constituent works in Ubuntu. ...
Cloud and server
Introducing Anand Krishnan
by Jane Silber on 13 July 2015
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...
Ubuntu
Ten years of Ubuntu
by Jane Silber on 23 October 2014
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...
Ubuntu
Cycling in London
by Jane Silber on 12 September 2014
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...
Ubuntu
“Sometimes the best man for the job isn’t.”
by Jane Silber on 14 July 2014
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...
Ubuntu
Shutting down Ubuntu One file services
by Jane Silber on 2 April 2014
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...
Ubuntu
Notice of security breach on Ubuntu Forums site
by Jane Silber on 21 July 2013
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...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu helped set the stage for today's inauguration
by Jane Silber on 21 January 2013
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...