Ubuntu 7.04

The first release by Ubuntu Linux was introduced on 10-20-2004. Ubuntu 4.10 bases on Debian and contains the gnomes desktop. Ubuntu is an African word that translates stands for humanity. It is free and is shared in the whole world, only the support costs money. There are ported versions for the x86, x86 64 and PowerPC architecture. New releases shall appear twice a year. The next release in April 2005 was Ubuntu 5.04. Beginning of July 2005 the multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth founded the Ubuntu Foundation with an initial budget of 10 million U.S. dollars. This foundation shall guarantee the long-term development of the distribution and the support, the main developers were hired in fulltime. The Ubuntu 6.10 desktop edition and server edition was ready in October 2006, Ubuntu 7.04 for desktop and servers appeared in April 2007. In the new version there is a tool for the migration of Windows settings, the network component and support for multimedia was improved.