As I [mentioned previously](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/07/22/the-art-of-community-second-edition-confirmed/), I am working on a second edition of *The Art of Community*, my book that teaches community leadership and the different skills, challenges, and opportunities therein. The first edition is [available](https://www.artofcommunityonline.org/get/) under a Creative Commons license (as well as in print form) and designed to be of use to Open Source communities such as the Ubuntu community, so I figure it would be appropriate to share a few updates here and there on my blog.

I am delighted to share that *Chris Anderson* will be providing the foreword for the book. Chris is the current editor of [Wired](https://www.wired.com/) magazine, winning the *National Magazine Award* for general excellence three times as part of his tenure. He is also the author of the *New York Times* best-seller *[The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More](https://www.amazon.com/Long-Tail-Future-Business-Selling/dp/B001Q9E9F6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311980846&sr=8-1)*. Chris also wrote [Free: The Future of a Radical Price](https://www.amazon.com/Free-Future-Radical-Chris-Anderson/dp/B00342VEP6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311980894&sr=1-1) and has also been part of [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/), [Nature](https://www.nature.com/), and [Science](https://www.sciencemag.org/). Outside of writing he is actively involved in [DIYDrones](https://diydrones.com/).

For you Ubuntu fans reading this, Chris is a fan of Ubuntu and interested in the work we are doing to bring Free Software to the masses. I think Chris will bring a strong sense of credibility to the art and science of community management outlined in the book.

You can keep up to date about the book on [the website](https://www.artofcommunityonline.org/) and by [following @artofcommunity](https://twitter.com/artofcommunity).