7.10 Released

7.10 Released

Well, after six months of feverish development, [Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon is released](https://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/710tour). An Ubuntu release is a phenomenal achievement for a worldwide network of volunteers and enthusiasts as well as the developers...
Eve Of The Gibbon

Eve Of The Gibbon

It was the night before the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon came to visit, and all was quiet. All over the world, boys and girls lay excited in their beds, awaiting the treats that would present them the following day. Yes indeed, its that festive time when an Ubuntu release is...
First Shot at Packaging

First Shot at Packaging

One of the most important projects in the Ubuntu community is [MOTU](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU) – a project to produce Ubuntu packages for the many and various Linux applications out there. MOTU is not only for producing packages, but is also the place where...
First Shot at Packaging

Travel

This weekend I fly to Portugal for the [Open aLANtejo\07](https://alantejo.uevora.pt/2007/index.php?lang=en) event. Fellow Ubuntu and Canonical bod Mirco Müller will be there, and I am going to hassle him to teach me how to spin upside down. Then, on the 26th October...
UDS Draft Schedule Up

UDS Draft Schedule Up

Well, UDS is growing nearer, and I am more excited about this UDS than any other. In fact, I often have to ask close friends to slap me in the face to calm me down. I am looking forward to meeting each and every one of you. In the same tradition as Ubuntu’s open...
History Lesson

History Lesson

A few days ago I got an interesting email from a young chap: > hi jono, > my name is David and I am a fan of your website and your work in ubuntu and lugradio (my chin!!!!). i know you are a well known open source guy and community hero, and one day I want to do the...