by Jono Bacon | Aug 16, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
*Thanks to [Reid Beels](https://reidbeels.com/) for the photo*. A few weeks ago was the [Community Leadership Summit 2011](https://www.communityleadershipsummit.com/) in beautiful Portland, Oregon. For those who are unfamiliar with the event, I started the CLS three...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 15, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Governance is a hugely important part of Ubuntu, and we have a very open and transparent governance infrastructure. Everyone on our governance boards is committed to keeping Ubuntu an open, fun, and inclusive community with a high quality of contributions. We should...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 5, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
LoCo Teams! We need you. The [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam) is happening in less than a month. Help bring Free Software to the masses. Organize an *Ubuntu Global Jam* event. Anyone can do it, you don’t have to be a developer or...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 3, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
For quite some time now I have been running a [live weekly video Q+A session](https://www.ustream.tv/channel/at-home-with-jono-bacon) in which I invite the Ubuntu community to join me and ask questions about the project, seek clarification on Ubuntu decisions, as well...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 1, 2011 | Art Of Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
As I [mentioned previously](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/07/22/the-art-of-community-second-edition-confirmed/), I am working on a second edition of *The Art of Community*, my book that teaches community leadership and the different skills, challenges, and...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 30, 2011 | Health, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
As some of you might remember, I have expressed concerns at times about the physical health of some folks in our community. Some of us are overweight, spend too much time in front of a computer, have less-than-stellar diets, get little exercise, and boast about...
