Dutch LoCo Bringing It Home

Dutch LoCo Bringing It Home

Just wanted to share a little story about the [Dutch Ubuntu LoCo Team](https://www.ubuntu-nl.org/). A while back I had an email from Jan Stedehouder about asking for help with a Dutch computer fair, the HCC dagen. Jan was attending to advocate Ubuntu and spread the...
Winning Formula

Winning Formula

I just want to say a big *well done!* to our friends in the [Ubuntu Forums](https://ubuntuforums.org/) for bagging the *Best Support Resource* in the [Linux Format](https://www.linuxformat.co.uk/) awards in issue LXF115. The forums community managed to beat the mighty...
Good People. Great Teams.

Good People. Great Teams.

A while back I [asked you to all re-connect with the Ubuntu ethos](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2008/12/19/the-ubuntu-ethos/). I asked for your stories of how you define your Ubuntu ethos, and there were some wonderful responses. Thank you everyone. Ethos is...
Open Source and Open Learning

Open Source and Open Learning

Years ago when I was at [OpenAdvantage](https://www.openadvantage.org/), I worked closely with a group called Access To Recycled Technology. Formed by two salt-of-the-earth students called Steve and Vinnie, they secured what they referred to as “access...
Open Source and Open Learning

DJ Westby In The Hall

I am pleased to announce that James Westby is the new [Featured Contributor on the Ubuntu Hall Of Fame](https://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com/). We already knew that James rocked the house with his Ubuntu work, but the new *Nominate somebody!* feature in the Hall Of Fame...
Making LoCo Teams Rock

Making LoCo Teams Rock

A few weeks ago at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Mountain View we had many interesting discussions around [Ubuntu LoCo Teams](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeams). We have so much potential with our LoCo community, and much of the discussions were based around...