by Jono Bacon | Nov 14, 2007 | Community
I can feel my fingers curling as I write this post, and I can feel my peers looking on in dismay, but I have to say, I continue to love Facebook. I am not sure what it is about it, but it really is helping me stay abreast of what my friends are doing, is genuinely...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 13, 2007 | Community, Ubuntu
After an insane two weeks, I am back at home in sunny Wolverhampton. A few weeks back I flew out to Boston, headed to Cambridge and attended FOSSCamp and the Ubuntu Developer Summit. The following week it was then off to nearby Plymouth for Canonical’s week-long...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 30, 2007 | Community
This morning we had an interesting community round table session, and a key item that was raised was the worry of burnout for contributors. I myself have seen a few people burn out, and we discussed what we can do to (a) help prevent it and (b) help people through it....
by Jono Bacon | Oct 29, 2007 | Community, Ubuntu
I am over in Cambridge for FOSSCamp and the Ubuntu Developer Summit. Insanely busy and not much tome to blog, so its bullet-time: * My laptop keyboard broke as I tried to check email an hour before I left for the Airport to fly to Boston. This resulted in a mad rush...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 15, 2007 | Advocacy, Community, Ubuntu
A few days ago I got an interesting email from a young chap: > hi jono, > my name is David and I am a fan of your website and your work in ubuntu and lugradio (my chin!!!!). i know you are a well known open source guy and community hero, and one day I want to do the...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 11, 2007 | Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, I am pleased to announce [FOSSCamp 2007](https://www.fosscamp.org/) on **Sat 27th and Sun 28th Oct 2007** at The Hilton @ MIT, Massachusetts, USA! The aim of FOSSCamp 2007 is to provide a means for Open Source projects to get...