This shows how important servers with ARM processors will become in future. Ubuntu simply wants to be ready for the day this happens. The current Linux server market is easily dominated by Red Hat but Ubuntu has enough space to compete with it, once ARM heads into the server market, full-on.

People are already comparing the business model of Nginx to that of RedHat, which deals in support and consulting. RedHat has formed a profitable business out of OSS with this model. It is expected that the Nginx project will generate considerable revenue as well.