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<!-- Copyright 2010 Canonical Ltd. This software is licensed under the
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GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (see the file LICENSE). -->
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{% extends "base.html" %}
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{% block "title" %}{% trans "What's this? - Ubuntu Single Sign On" %}{% endblock %}
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<h1 class="main">{% trans "What's this?" %}</h1>
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{% blocktrans %}The goal of this service is to provide a single, central login service
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for all Ubuntu-related sites, thus making it more convenient for Ubuntu
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users and community members to access information, communicate, and
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contribute. This service will replace the existing Launchpad login
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service that is currently in use for many Ubuntu-related sites, although
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existing Launchpad accounts will continue to work in the new service.{% endblocktrans %}
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{% blocktrans %}Over the next few months we will be moving all of the Ubuntu and
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Canonical related sites that currently use the Launchpad service to this
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service, starting with sites we manage directly and then working with
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community site owners to move the community-managed sites.{% endblocktrans %}
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{% blocktrans %}Because of the number of existing Ubuntu users who have created accounts
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in Launchpad for the purpose of logging into other sites, we have set
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both services to share account data during the transition. Launchpad is
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in the process of enabling users to log in with an Ubuntu account and,
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once completed, this sharing will be removed. This does mean that you
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will be able to log into this service and Launchpad with the same
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credentials for a while. We realise this is something internet users
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have been encouraged to not do but it is a necessary side-effect of the
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transition. Doing this ensures you won't lose access to services you've
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purchased from us in the past or your account histories in the sites
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you've previously visited, as long as you use your existing Launchpad
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credentials on this site.{% endblocktrans %}
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{% blocktrans %}We have answers to some questions on our <a href="/+faq">FAQ page</a>. If you have
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more questions, please <a href="https://answers.launchpad.net/canonical-identity-provider">submit them on Launchpad</a> and we'll do our
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best to respond to them. We also have an email support channel - you
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can submit your support requests using our support form at <a href="https://forms.canonical.com/sso-support/">https://forms.canonical.com/sso-support</a>. If
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you have found a bug, please take a few minutes to tell us about it on our <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-identity-provider">Launchpad project</a>.{% endblocktrans %}