by Jono Bacon | May 17, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu
At UDS last week I took an action to write up a quick blog post that explains how UDS sponsorship works. This discussion was born out of the view that some people feel a little bent out of shape when they don’t get approved for UDS sponsorship. This is a common...
by Jono Bacon | May 12, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
I am pleased to announce that I am looking to hire a new member for my team (the *Community Team*) here at [Canonical](https://www.canonical.com). I am looking for a bright, motivated, and experienced person **to build, maintain and develop a cohesive, productive and...
by Jono Bacon | Apr 28, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Today we released Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal, and you can [find out more about it](https://www.ubuntu.com/) and [download it here](https://www.ubuntu.com/download). This has been a ferociously busy cycle and with it we set out with significant, audacious goals. We...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 2, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
One thing we are always trying to improve and optimize is transparency in the Ubuntu project. One piece of work to this end is ensuring that the managers in the Ubuntu Engineering Team are available to answer questions that the community may have. As such, this week...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 18, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
[Mark](https://www.markshuttleworth.com/) recently [blogged](https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/568) about plans to make [Qt](https://qt.nokia.com/products/) a first-class citizen alongside GTK in Ubuntu. He outlined the reason for the plan in the opening few...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 16, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
With every cycle, part of my responsibility is to understand the needs of the Ubuntu community, understand the needs of some of the key stakeholders to my team, and to plan what the team will work on throughout the next cycle. Recently I have been asking the team...
