Ubuntu's commercial backer won't fluff its own cloud, but Canonical isn't eschewing online services in the battle against Microsoft.
Canonical has begun beta tests of a web-based service that'll let you store and synchronize files on your Jaunty Jackalope PC with other Jackalope-powered machines. Called Ubuntu One , it's designed to provide you with access to your files using a web interface when you're away from your main machine. The service also promises to let you share documents with others. The fledgling service seems like an early attempt to diversity Canonical and offer fresh appeal to Linux on PCs, while out flanking Microsoft and Windows.
Full Story: Ubuntu fluffs web file-synchronization service - Register
Canonical has begun beta tests of a web-based service that'll let you store and synchronize files on your Jaunty Jackalope PC with other Jackalope-powered machines. Called Ubuntu One , it's designed to provide you with access to your files using a web interface when you're away from your main machine. The service also promises to let you share documents with others. The fledgling service seems like an early attempt to diversity Canonical and offer fresh appeal to Linux on PCs, while out flanking Microsoft and Windows.
Full Story: Ubuntu fluffs web file-synchronization service - Register
