Shuttleworth: Canonical may need 3-5 more years of funding Archives Published: October 28, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Canonical, the commercial backer of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, is not yet turning a profit, but founder Mark Shuttleworth said Monday during a teleconference that he is prepared to bankroll the company for three to five more years. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Google Confirms CVE 2026 21385 In Qualcomm Android Component Under Active Exploitation Risk & Resilience March 4, 2026 China Linked Amaranth Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw In Southeast Asia Espionage Campaigns Risk & Resilience March 4, 2026 Nets International Pakistan Achieves Kaspersky Gold Partnership To Expand Cybersecurity Solutions Wired March 2, 2026 ADDO AI Launches Martin Dow Group SAP BDC Project With Data Governance And BI Migration Initiative Wired March 2, 2026