by Jono Bacon | Feb 3, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
I am delighted to announce the [Community Leadership Summit 2011](https://www.communityleadershipsummit.com/), now in it’s third year! This year it takes place on the **23rd and 24th July 2011**, the weekend before [OSCON](https://www.oscon.com/oscon2011) at the...
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 | Feb 1, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
The [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) is our twice-yearly event in which the Ubuntu community gets together to discuss, design, and plan the work for the next release of Ubuntu. It is an important staple in the Ubuntu calendar, and we meet next in May...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 22, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
A few weeks back I [wrote about my desire to make Ubuntu feel more personal](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/01/07/making-ubuntu-more-personal/) for new and existing contributors. The goal here is to help community members to have a fulfilling experience in...
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 | Jan 7, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Community is a *deeply personal* experience. While *write* communities such as Open Source get together to make things (as opposed to *read* communities who consume content together), the attraction and thrill is only partially in the collaboration. What really makes...
