by Jono Bacon | Jan 27, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
The [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) (UDS) is the most important event in the Ubuntu calendar. It is where we get together to discuss, design, and plan the next version of Ubuntu; in this case the Ubuntu 12.10 release. The next UDS takes place at...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 24, 2012 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, QA, Ubuntu
Today we announced the HUD that is landing in Unity. This is an awesome new feature. See [Mark’s blog post](https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/939), the [coverage on PC Pro](https://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/372385/ubuntu-rips-up-drop-down-menus), and the...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 24, 2012 | Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
I am a pretty terrible programmer. Anyone who has read my code can see that. Unfortunately, I tend to have lots of ideas about how we can use technology in different ways, hence why I write some code. Examples of this have included Lernid, Acire, RaccoonShow, and...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 23, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
A little while back [I mentioned that Nicholas Skaggs would be joining the Community Team](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/12/12/nicholas-skaggs-joining-the-canonical-community-team/) at Canonical. Nick is now on board but is not an Ubuntu Member yet, so his...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 23, 2012 | Community, Desktop, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
A little while back I [blogged about](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/10/25/ubuntu-accomplishments-system-spec/) an accomplishments system that [Stuart Langridge](https://www.kryogeniz.org) and I designed when he came to visit a while back. The idea was...
