by Jono Bacon | Feb 6, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
On Friday we had the first Google+ Hangout with the full Canonical Community team. To observe this important moment we all showed how happy we were: Sponsored by Colgate. L-R: Daniel Holbach, David Planella, Yours Truly, Jorge Castro, Michael Hall, and Nicholas...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 27, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
I just wanted to provide a quick update on how the team is doing on our [set of commitments in the 12.04 cycle](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/11/22/canonical-community-team-12-04-plans/). Feel free to ask questions in the comments. In terms of general team...
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 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 21, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
A week ago I flew to Budapest for an Ubuntu Engineering Team Rally. This is where we get the Ubuntu Engineers at Canonical and some other groups together for a week to work together, plan future work, have meetings and make progress on our existing commitments. It is...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 21, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Quality has always been an important value in the Ubuntu community, but over the last few releases we have faced some challenges in how we can assure and deliver quality. There have been various reasons for this, which include: * Fewer automated tests that we would...
