by Jono Bacon | Nov 18, 2010 | Ubuntu
Despite original plans to ship a Unity PPA for Maverick, the team in trying to make this work happen have come to the conclusion that it is going to be too complex, and also put Maverick desktops at risk of breakage. I just wanted to ensure everyone is aware of this...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 17, 2010 | Community, 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...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 16, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
With every cycle, part of my responsibility is to understand the needs of the Ubuntu community, understand the needs of some of the key stakeholders to my team, and to plan what the team will work on throughout the next cycle. Recently I have been asking the team...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 12, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
I am pleased to announce that the proceedings from the recent [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com) in Orlando, Florida are now available. This set of proceedings summarizes many of the key decisions made at UDS in the tracks. Please remember a few caveats...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 11, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
The Ubuntu Desktop Team are looking for an engineer to make [LibreOffice](https://www.documentfoundation.org/download/) rock in Ubuntu. The role is described as: > We are seeking a Software Engineer to play a key development and integration role on the Ubuntu Desktop...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 10, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
I remember when I first got involved in Linux and Free Software, the Linux desktop was a pretty ugly place. Much of the reason for this was that getting a graphical display running was in itself a bit of a luxury, and one earned with lots of config file hacking and...
