by Jono Bacon | Aug 25, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Some time back the Ayatana project introduced the [Application Indicator Framework](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators), based upon technology created by the KDE project. We have been shipping this technology in Ubuntu for a few...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 24, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Today I had a call with Jussi from the Ubuntu IRC Council. We spent some time discussing a range of different topics, but then Jussi raised an important question which I think could benefit from some community discussion. Today we have many methods of providing free...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 24, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME
When I first heard about Free Software in 1998 I was mesmerized by it’s potential. Sure, back then the software was complex and some would argue ugly, but underneath the rough edges was a thing of beauty — the opportunity for people to come together to...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Hot on the heels of the [announcement of the Natty Narwhal](https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/478), I am tickled pink to announce the details of the next [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) taking place in **Orlando, USA** from **25th –...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 20, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
*OK, before I begin, this is going to be a terribly presented ramble. I have written it, proof read it, and proof read it again, and it still sounds like a child with a crayon wrote it. This is because my thoughts are unstructured, but I am keen to share them anyway....
by Jono Bacon | Aug 17, 2010 | Advocacy, Community
[Debian](https://www.debian.org/) is *awesome*. You know that, I know that, we all know that, and 17 years ago Debian entered into our lives. Before I joined the Ubuntu project I was an avid Debian user, and still am. Ubuntu owes a huge amount of thanks to Debian and...
