Goobuntu is a Linux distribution, based on the 'long term support'-versions of Ubuntu, that is used internally by Google. It adds a number of packages for in-house use, but does not have any other stark differences. Some have suggested that Google might plan to market the distribution more widely.[1][2][3] While both Google and Mark Shuttleworth, creator of Ubuntu, have confirmed that Goobuntu exists and is used internally,[4] both have strongly denied suggestions that Google has any plans to market the operating system.[5] Almost half of the 20,000 employees of Google use Goobuntu.[6]
Mark Shuttleworth has confirmed that Google contributes patches to Ubuntu.[7] Google has supported Ubuntu on several occasions, including hosting the Ubuntu Developer Summit. Nevertheless, Shuttleworth and Google representatives have denied any plans to release Goobuntu outside the company.
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