Ubuntu One was created in 2009-05.
Ubuntu TV was created in 2012.
Ubuntu Forums was created in 2004.
Ubuntu Hacks was created in 2006-06.
Wubi - Ubuntu installer - was created on 2008-04-24.
Ubuntu - operating system - was created on 2004-10-20.
Ubuntu was first released on the 20th of October, 2004.
October 20, 2004
It was originally created to be a temporary fork of Debian to allow for the development of strong desktop features for it. In the end, however, Ubuntu stayed forked and Debian doesn't generally benefit from Ubuntu's feature set. Short answer: Ubuntu was created to produce a "user friendly" version of Debian.
2004
One can find more information about Ubuntu guides online at a website called Ubuntu Guides. There is also a Kobo eBook called The Ubuntu Beginners Guide.
Ubuntu is a free system program. Therefore, all of the software which comes from Ubuntu is free as well. One might want to check out from the main website of Ubuntu.
Yes. Ubuntu can read files and directories created by a Windows system.