Ubuntu Teams
Any reasonably large project eventually needs someone at the helm to help steer the project’s general direction, make official decisions, and decide the right path to take in difficult situations. Ubuntu is no different, except for that it is so big that there are many, many different sub projects within it, each one governed by its own set of leaders.
Below is a list of key teams that operate within the Ubuntu project and their responsibilities.
Engineering Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Kernel Team | Maintain the Linux kernel in Ubuntu. |
| Foundations Team | Deliver the core Ubuntu system, common to the whole Ubuntu family of products and services, i.e. plumbing |
| QA Team | Develop tools, policies, and practices for ensuring Ubuntu’s quality as a distribution as well as providing general advice, oversight, and leadership of QA activities within the Ubuntu project. |
| Desktop Team | Handle all of the packages which go into the Ubuntu desktop installation. |
| Security Team | Keep Ubuntu and its users secure through fixing vulnerabilities and contributing to its security development. |
| Community Team | Inspires, cajoles, teases, coordinates, champions, blogs and motivates members of the Ubuntu community to get involved, take responsibility, take action and Get Stuff Done. |
| Server Team | Deliver the best operating system for the cloud and scale-out computing. |
Professional Engineering Services Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu Arm Team | The Ubuntu ARM Team is responsible for delivering the Ubuntu ARM Project. |
Community Lead Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Accessibility Team | Improve the accessibility technology and support available with Ubuntu and provide outreach. |
| Ubuntu News Team | Gather and publish news on Ubuntu-related stories and Posting to the Fridge and UWN. |
| Planet Ubuntu | Planet Ubuntu is a series of RSS feeds which offers a window into the world, work and lives of Ubuntu developers and contributors. |
| Ubuntu Women | Increase the number of women within Ubuntu through several projects. |
| IRC Team | Management of the Ubuntu IRC channels on Freenode. |
| Forums Team | Management of ubuntuforums.org |
| U+1 Team | U+1 is dedicated to testing the Development Releases of Ubuntu and providing information and support for other testers and Ubuntu teams, developers, users and the community. |
| Papercuts Ninjas | Papercuts fixing and new contributors supporting. |
Flavor Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu Kylin Team | Its purpose is to provide exquisite UE and make an operating system catering to the specific needs of Chinese users. |
| Kubuntu Team | Provide the KDE desktop and software to integrate KDE with Ubuntu. |
| Xubuntu Team | To develop and promote the Xfce desktop on Ubuntu, striving for an elegant and easy-to-use OS, that is also light and accessible. |
| Ubuntu Studio Team | To provide an installable disk for multimedia production machines and better maintain those apps in Ubuntu. |
| Lubuntu Team | Provide a lightweight and easy-to-use distribution, based on Ubuntu and LXQt. |
| Ubuntu MATE | Provide an Ubuntu based operating system that beautifully integrates the MATE desktop. |
| Ubuntu Budgie | Provide an Ubuntu powered desktop integrating the Budgie Desktop Environment. |
| Ubuntu Unity Team | Provide the Unity desktop environment for the modern Ubuntu desktop. |
Marketing and Advocacy Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Gaming Team | Promote FOSS Games and Ubuntu through each other. |
| SpreadUbuntu | D-I-Y Marketing Repository for the Ubuntu Community. |
| Presentations | Archival of promotional material for Ubuntu. |
Quality Assurance and Packaging Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Bug Squad | Heroically handles the stream of bugs reported by Ubuntu users. |
| Ubuntu Universe Packaging Team | Make Ubuntu’s Universe better and more attractive; be the optimal starting point for new Ubuntu Developers. |
Support and Documentation Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Documentation Team | Writes and maintains the core documentation for Ubuntu, including the system documentation and the help wiki. |
| Wiki Team | Group of active wiki contributors working as a team to get things done quicker without redundancy. |
| Ubuntu Manual Team | Writes and maintains a comprehensive beginners guide for Ubuntu. |
| Translation Team | Co-ordinates the translation of Ubuntu into many languages. |
Other Teams
| Team Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Mozilla Team | Guys and gals that deal with Mozilla software in Ubuntu. |