Claims / Disclaimers
51. The number one open source operating system powering millions of PCs and laptops around the world.[ ↑ ]
A. On OpenLogic's 2024 State of Open Source Report (openlogic.com) Ubuntu is at #1 as a response to the survey question "Which Open Source Linux Distribution Does Your Organization Use Today?”.
B. When taking the market share of Desktop OSes worldwide (gs.statcounter.com), Linux has the biggest share after Windows and macOS, with Linux being the only one that's open sourced of the three.
52. Ubuntu Pro is the most comprehensive subscription for your open source stack: receive up to 12 years of security patches for Ubuntu Long Term Supported releases with coverage for over 36,000 packages.[ ↑ ]
A. On Snyk's State of Open Source Security Report (go.snyk.io), it’s stated that it takes 97.8 days for vulnerabilities to be fixed, on average. Canonical works with many communities to discover issues under embargo and applies fixes even before vulnerabilities are published. These vulnerabilities are automatically patched at scale with a tool called Landscape, and Canonical’s Ubuntu Security Guide (ubuntu.com) facilitates compliance with hundreds of CIS benchmark configurations for hardening and auditing Linux systems.
