by Jono Bacon | Mar 23, 2010 | Ubuntu
*This is the first article in a series of posts where I will be outlining some of the goals for my team for the Ubuntu 10.10 cycle which I am in the process of planning for.* At the heart of Ubuntu development are *gifts*. People join our community and contribute in a...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 23, 2010 | Ubuntu
Just a quick note to everyone: Friday 26th March 2010 is the deadline for applications for sponsorship to the [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS) happening from **10 – 14 May 2010** in Belgium. For more details of how to apply, see [this...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 23, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Last week I posted a blog entry highlighting two internship opportunities on my team at Canonical, one for a *Ubuntu Community Documentation Author* and one for a *Ubuntu Community Web Developer*. After the announcement went out there was a little flame and fire...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 22, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
Today someone asked me how to run Acire and Python Snippets from source and contribute more snippets. I just wanted to pop up the instructions quickly here so I can point folks at them. These should work on Lucid and Karmic for sure, and very possibly older versions....
by Jono Bacon | Mar 22, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
[Nigel Babu](https://justanothertriager.wordpress.com/) has been working to spread the word about gathering some community steam around patches in Ubuntu. We have an incredibly fortunate situation in Ubuntu where lots of people spend their time and effort producing...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 19, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
**PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS NOW OBSOLETE – PLEASE INSTEAD REFER TO [THIS POST](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2010/03/23/ubuntu-community-team-opportunities-second-draft/) REGARDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS MERELY HERE FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE.** Today I...