by Jono Bacon | Nov 24, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Sorry, this is *long*, but hang in there. A little while back I wrote [a blog post](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2014/11/14/ubuntu-governance-reboot/) that seemed to inspire some people and ruffle the feathers of some others. It was designed as a...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 14, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
For many years Ubuntu has had a comprehensive governance structure. At the top of the tree are the Community Council (community policy) and the Technical Board (technical policy). Below those boards are sub-councils such as the IRC, Forum, and LoCo councils, and...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 20, 2014 | Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Today is Ubuntu’s ten year anniversary. Scott did a [wonderful job](https://netsplit.com/happy-10th-birthday-ubuntu) summarizing many of those early years and his own experience, and while I won’t be as articulate as him, I wanted to share a few thoughts...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 11, 2014 | Ubuntu
I [read an interesting article on OMG! Ubuntu!](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/09/ubuntu-smartwatch-apple-iwatch) about whether Canonical will enter the wearables business, now the smartwatch industry is hotting up. On one hand (pun intended), it makes sense. Ubuntu...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 9, 2014 | Ubuntu
I do a podcast called [Bad Voltage](https://www.badvoltage.org) with a bunch of my pals. In it we cover Open Source and technology, we do interviews, reviews, and more. It is a lot of fun. We started a contest recently in which the presenters have to take part in a...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 18, 2014 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
As many of you will know, I am really passionate about growing strong and inspirational communities. I want *all* communities to benefit from well organized, structured, and empowerinfg community leadership. This is why I wrote [The Art of...