Kubuntu Desktop Guide
Chapter 1. Introduction
This chapter provides some background information about Kubuntu, obtaining Kubuntu and finding help with Kubuntu.
1. About Kubuntu
Thank you for your interest in Kubuntu 6.10 – the Edgy Eft release.
Kubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the Linux kernel.
The Kubuntu community is built around the ideals enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy [http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy]: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. For those reasons:
- Kubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the “enterprise edition,” we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms.
- Kubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility infrastructure that the Free Software community has to offer, to make Kubuntu usable for as many people as possible.
- Kubuntu is released regularly and predictably; a new release is made every six months. You can use the current stable release or explore the current development release. Each release is supported for at least 18 months.
- Kubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it, and pass it on.
The Kubuntu community is comprised of developers, programmers, testers, tech-writers, documentation testers, translators, and most importantly, the people who use Kubuntu every day. We invite you to join this community and help make Kubuntu the operating system you, your family, your friends, and your colleagues will love to use. Help us translate Kubuntu into your language, try it on new and unusual hardware, improve the experience of other users with hints, tips, and FAQs, or help to shape the direction Kubuntu is headed by providing feedback about the software you love most.
Find out more at the Kubuntu website [http://www.kubuntu.org].
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