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Though much of the fanfare in the Ubuntu camp seems to center on the desktop version, its Server Edition has been steadily attracting interest -- and new users. Thanks to the requests of these users and Ubuntu partners, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced it is offering its first official training course dedicated solely to the Ubuntu Server Edition.

There's another new twist, however. While this course will be offered at various partner training centers in June, it will also be offered through a virtual classroom.

The Linux Foundation have emerged as a great example of how centralized open source initiatives can make a postive difference for many projects and platforms. Now, the foundation is announcing a new training program to kick of later this month at its Annual Collaboration Summit, with advanced courses taught by leading community developers. Here are the details.