It has been a little while since we shared our vision for Ubuntu Desktop, and explained how our current roadmap fits into our long term strategic thinking. Recently, we embarked on an internal exercise to consolidate and bring structure to our values and goals for how we plan to evolve the desktop experience over the next few years. This post is designed to share the output of those discussions and give insight into the direction we’re going.
These values form the framework by which we determine our priorities and measure our progress, and hopefully inspire those that want to contribute to this experience to focus their energies in ways that are aligned with our longer term ambitions.
Where are we now?
Before looking ahead, let’s take the time to acknowledge Ubuntu Desktop’s position in the wider OS landscape. Starting with some stats:
- Ubuntu Desktop has more than 6 million monthly active users (based on devices checking for desktop-specific…
