by Jono Bacon | Nov 3, 2006 | Desktop, Jokosher
*(for an intro to GStreamer, see [my previous article](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=750))* You know, one thing that gets people confused in GStreamer is the idea of *Dynamic Pads*. Some elements, most notably the `decodebin` and `gnlcomposition` only have...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 1, 2006 | Community, Desktop, Jokosher, Ubuntu
After some discussion earlier today, the Jokosher team have decided to use Launchpad as our bug tracking system. We have been having some troubles using trac’s ticketing system, and Launchpad has a number of benefits for us: * Anyone can register and submit...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 27, 2006 | Advocacy, Community, Desktop, Jokosher, LUGRadio, Speaking, Ubuntu
**UPDATE: Sorry folks, I had to remove the inline photos as jonobacon.com was getting hammered by the traffic. I have instead put links in. Offers of hosting to the usual address** 🙂 Well, that was [LinuxWorld](https://www.linuxworldexpo.co.uk/). The last two days...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 24, 2006 | Desktop
Why is it not easy and obvious to transfer settings from one computer to another? One example is transferring Evolution’s mail filters. There seems to be no easy approach. I want to click `Backup Evolution’s Settings` and it generate a file which I can...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 22, 2006 | Desktop, Jokosher, Usability
When we started the Jokosher project, we wanted it to kick arse and take names when it came to usability, but also attractiveness. This is why my-friend-and-yours J5 is displayed in the New Project dialog, and why we have spent a lot of time on making Jokosher look...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 15, 2006 | Advocacy, Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
On Friday while in Stuttgart I did an interview with nice chaps at the [StikkitTechnology Podcast](https://podcast.stikkittechnology.com/). In it we talk about Ubuntu, Canonical, my job, and thoughts on free software. So, you were given ears for a reason, fill...
