2005 headquarters denver colorado united states area served worldwide key people carl richell ceo products desktops netbooks notebooks servers website system76.com system76 is a denver colorado based 1 2 computer manufacturer specializing in the sale of notebooks desktops and servers . they are notable for their support of open source software only offering ubuntu as the installed operating system . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 company name 2 products 2.1 laptops 2.2 desktops 2.3 servers 3 community relations 4 references 5 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . december 2013 system76 was founded by carl richell and erik fetzer . 4 in 2003 fetzer registered the domain system76.com to sell computers with the linux operating system installed . the idea was not pursued until two years later . in mid 2005 richell and fetzer s most important and challenging question in the early stages of the company was which linux distribution to use . their quest to bring linux to the mass market required choosing the best distribution for their customers . red hat enterprise linux opensuse yoper and other distributions were considered and dismissed . ubuntu was initially dismissed but richell and fetzer changed their mind quickly after evaluating it more thoroughly . further richell was particularly fond of canonical s business model completely free software which was backed by commercial support as necessary . the first computers sold by system76 shipped with ubuntu 5.10 breezy badger preinstalled . 5 company name edit the number 76 in the company name alludes to the year 1776 the year in which the american revolution took place . the company founders hope likewise to ignite an open source revolution ultimately leading to a situation in which consumers do not rely primarily on proprietary software . 5 products edit system76 s products are typically named after the fauna of africa . laptops edit lemur 6 galago ultrapro 7 gazelle pro 7 kudu pro 7 bonobo ws 7 serval ws 7 oryx pro 7 desktops edit meerkat 8 sable 8 ratel pro 8 wild dog pro 8 leopard extreme 8 silverback ws 8 servers edit the servers sold by system76 were some of the first servers to offer the ubuntu linux distribution pre installed . 9 recent models as of 2012 have garnered generally positive reviews which cite value and hardware compatibility as primary advantages . 10 eland pro pedestal 11 jackal 1u 11 jackal pro 1u 11 jackal pro 2u 11 community relations edit the company actively promotes ubuntu with its free ubuntu sticker program sending small stickers labeled powered by ubuntu and ubuntu key to fans who send self addressed stamped envelopes to the system76 corporate office in denver colorado . 12 the company has a history of sponsoring the ubuntu developer summit . 13 their official support forums are hosted by canonical ltd. the primary developer of ubuntu . 14 system76 is an active member in the colorado ubuntu community serving as the corporate sponsor for ubuntu loco events and release parties in the area . 15 better source needed references edit about us . system76 . retrieved 15 august 2012 . contact . system76 . retrieved 15 august 2012 . stevens tim january 25 2011 . system 76 brings sandy bridge to ubuntu with gazelle and serval laptops . engadget . retrieved june 12 2012 . swapnil bhartiya 2011 04 30 . exclusive interview with system 76 ceo carl richell . muktware . a b how system76 began . carl richell . retrieved 31 december 2013 . laptops system76 . system76 . retrieved 10 june 2015 . a b c d e f laptops system76 . system76 . retrieved 29 october 2015 . a b c d e f desktops system76 . system76 . retrieved 28 october 2015 . voicu daniel . system76 sells servers with ubuntu 7.10 pre installed . softpedia . retrieved 7 june 2013 . hess kenneth . the 7 best servers for linux . serverwatch.com . retrieved 7 june 2013 . a b c d servers system76 . system76 . retrieved 10 june 2015 . system76 community free stickers . system76 community . system76 inc. retrieved 29 january 2013 . ubuntu developer summit sponsors . canonical ltd. 2012 10 01 . archived from the original on october 10 2012 . cs1 maint unfit url link system76 support . ubuntu forums . retrieved 15 august 2012 . overcash david . colo loco team . locoteams . wiki.ubuntu . retrieved 29 january 2013 . external links edit official website v t e ubuntu general canonical ltd. releases ubuntu philosophy people jono bacon ben collins benjamin mako hill ian jackson scott james remnant mark shuttleworth jeff waugh jane silber derivatives official editions ubuntu ubuntu server ubuntu touch ubuntu tv ubuntu kylin community supported edubuntu kubuntu lubuntu mythbuntu ubuntu gnome ubuntu mate ubuntu studio xubuntu terminated gobuntu ubuntu mobile ubuntu netbook edition ubuntu jeos unofficial easypeasy elementary os emmabunt s linux mint trisquel applications bazaar juju live usb creator software updater ubiquity ubuntu software center discontinued 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