by Jono Bacon | Mar 15, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
A great method of building our community up is to get people together face-to-face to work together, develop social bonds, and have fun. We see this at every Ubuntu Developer Summit; when we get contributors together, it helps seal a sense of camaraderie as we work...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 24, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Recently the Canonical Online Services team, led by Cristian Parrino, has been in discussions with the Banshee project to coordinate a suitable revenue share for the built-in Amazon store. Unfortunately, there were a few crossed wires, but a call today helped to...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 23, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
The [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) (UDS) is the most important event in the Ubuntu calendar. It is where we get together to discuss, design, and plan the next version of Ubuntu; in this case the Ubuntu 11.10 release. The next UDS takes place at...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 16, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
I am delighted that we are already starting to see some [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/02/15/ubuntu-global-jam-call-for-events/) events forming and taking place at different points between **1st – 3rd April 2010**: * Ubuntu Paris...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 16, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, 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, and...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 15, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Every cycle we organize the [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam); an event in which our global community gets together to help make Ubuntu better. The *Ubuntu Global Jam* is a great opportunity to get together and meet other Ubuntu fans and...