Canonical Says Qualcomm Has Joined Ubuntu's 'Silicon Partner' Program

Intel, Nvidia, AMD, and Arm are among Canonical's "silicon partners," a program that "ensures maximum Ubuntu compatibility and long-term support with certified hardware," according to Web Pro News.

And now Qualcomm is set to be Canonical's next silicon partner, "giving Qualcomm access to optimized versions of Ubuntu for its processors." Companies looking to use Ubuntu on Qualcomm chips will benefit from an OS that provides 10 years of support and security updates.

The collaboration is expected to be a boon for AI, edge computing, and IoT applications. "The combination of Qualcomm Technologies' processors with the popularity of Ubuntu among AI and IoT developers is a game changer for the industry," commented Dev Singh, Vice President, Business Development and Head of Building, Enterprise & Industrial Automation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc...
"Optimised Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core images will be available for Qualcomm SoCs," according to the announcement, "enabling enterprises to meet their regulatory, compliance and security demands for AI at the edge and the broader IoT market with a secure operating system that is supported for 10 years." Qualcomm Technologies chose to partner with Canonical to create an optimised Ubuntu for Qualcomm IoT chipsets, giving developers an easy path to create safe, compliant, security-focused, and high-performing applications for multiple industries including industrial, robotics and edge automation...

Developers and enterprises can benefit from the Ubuntu Certified Hardware program, which features a growing list of certified ODM boards and devices based on Qualcomm SoCs. These certified devices deliver an optimised Ubuntu experience out-of-the-box, enabling developers to focus on developing applications and bringing products to market.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Nice to see this built on 99% Debian sweat and muscle. Good job Ubuntu, you'll be sharing.. right?

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[Pizza]

....And will all of the Qualcomm platform and driver code be made available in source form?

Canonical has .5% of the desktop market

[Hey_Jude_Jesus]

Why would any company partner with them?

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[ChunderDownunder]

IoT. Qualcomm chips powering embedded 5G and stuff.

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[tlhIngan]

Why would any company partner with them?/blockquote

0.5% is a lot considering Linux as a whole has just over 4% of the desktop market. That implies Canonical has 1-in-8 Linux installs.

Qualcomm is a silicon chip vendor who basically just makes chips for phones running Android. They don't have a tremendous presence for running Linux standalone or Windows.

Partnering up with Canonical means Canonical will likely offer Ubuntu for ARM processors using Qualcomm chips. Great for my former employer (we put Qualcomm S

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[StormReaver]

Canonical has .5% of the desktop market...Why would any company partner with them?

Ubuntu is a complete operating system, and has a desktop component and a server component. Qualcomm makes hardware that can be used for both.

That's nice. Don't care.

[sinkskinkshrieks]

Ubuntu.. the "free" Linux that doesn't offer security fixes unless you subscribe to Pro. How thoughtful coming from the erratic lunatic himself, Mark Shuttleworth.