by Jono Bacon | Feb 25, 2007 | Music, Random
Tonight I went to see [Hammerfall](https://www.hammerfall.net/) play. It was awesome, as expected. While stood there watching the band at the front, a drumstick came hurtling my way and I caught it. Inscribed with Anders Johansson, I was rather chuffed, and kept...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 24, 2007 | Speaking
I have been getting stack of people asking the same question, so just to be clear – no I am *not* at FOSDEM this weekend. The hectic travel schedule demanded a weekend off, so FOSDEM had to suffer unfortunately. Next year, I promise. Oh, and don’t believe...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 23, 2007 | Random
I like charity stuff. Previously I have taken part in various charity events, the most recent being the [shaving off of the beard for Amnesty International](https://www.flickr.com/photos/26021274@N00/213960395/in/photostream/) at LUGRadio Live 2006. On March 16th it...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 22, 2007 | Community, Music
We are all part of different communities. From our local communities (your street) right up to nationwide groupings (your political party, consumer demographics etc), we are all part of something. While many of the communities are non-interactive and just being part...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 21, 2007 | Ubuntu
I have always believed in open community processes. As I have banged on about in *How To Herd Cats*, those companies who have shown a commitment to open processes have been more successful in the Open Source and free software world. Here I am thinking of companies...
