by Jono Bacon | Oct 25, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Mark just announced at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando that we will be shipping the Unity environment in the Ubuntu desktop edition. Unity is the environment we shipped on the Ubuntu Netbook Edition for the first time in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, and users...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 11, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Over the last two days two projects near and dear to my heart have issued important new releases. I just wanted to cover them both here in one solid shot of awesome, with the goal of encouraging your lovely people to go and download and enjoy both. ## Ubuntu 10.10...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 28, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
One of the most elemental components of Open Source and thriving community is transparency. We depend on and define transparency as a high priority so that the community feels engaged and informed as it grows, reacts, and nurtures new challenges. Transparency though...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 24, 2010 | Planet GNOME, Severed Fifth, Ubuntu
As some of you will know, I have a Free Culture metal band called [Severed Fifth](https://www.severedfifth.com/), and recently I have been working hard recording the new album, titled *Nightmares By Design*. Well, I am pleased to announce that the new album will be...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 20, 2010 | Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Are you an application developer who would like to see your application appear in the *Ubuntu Software Center* and available by millions of Ubuntu users? Today we are announcing a new process we are trialing which is easier and more accessible for application authors...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 1, 2010 | Canonical, Planet GNOME
It was with great sadness that I read earlier that my friend and colleague [Ian Clatworthy](https://ianclatworthy.wordpress.com/about/) passed away after his fight with cancer. Although I never knew Ian that well, whenever I did work and spend time with him I always...