Last Day Today

Last Day Today

Recently I [announced](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2014/05/19/goodbye-canonical-hello-xprize/) I am stepping down as Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical and moving to [XPRIZE](https://xprize.org/) as Senior Director of Community. Today is my last day at...
Announcing Ubuntu Pioneers

Announcing Ubuntu Pioneers

Ubuntu has always been about breaking new ground. We broke the ground with the desktop back in 2004, we have broken the ground with cloud orchestration across multiple clouds and providers, and we are building a powerful, innovative mobile and desktop platform that is...
Announcing Ubuntu Pioneers

Ubuntu 14.04 Is Out!

My apologies in advance for the shorter blog post about this, but like many other Ubuntu folks, I am absolutely exhausted right now. Everyone, across the board, has been working their collective socks off to make [Ubuntu 14.04](https://www.ubuntu.com) LTS a fantastic...
I Am Hiring

I Am Hiring

I just wanted to let you folks know that I am recruiting for a community manager to join my team at Canonical. I am looking for someone with strong technical knowledge of building Ubuntu (knowledge of how we release, how we build packages, bug management, governance...
Ubuntu Online Summit Dates

Ubuntu Online Summit Dates

At the last Ubuntu Developer Summit we discussed the idea of making our regular online summit serve more than just developers. We are interested in showcasing not just the developer-orientated discussion sessions that we currently have, but also including content such...