by Jono Bacon | Aug 29, 2007 | Ubuntu
I am delighted to have the pleasure of announcing the *Hardy Heron* (Ubuntu 8.04), the next version of Ubuntu that will succeed Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10, due for release in October 2007). Not only will the Ubuntu community continue to do what it does best, produce an...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 28, 2007 | Random
Recently, I got a rather cryptic message from Max Spevack, the Fedora Project Leader asking for my address so he could send me something. Well, today a parcel arrived for me. A while back [my jacket was ebayed for...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 25, 2007 | Music
I just bought new drums. I am a happy, although poorer man. Mapex M-Series Birch kit in Transparent Black, with 22″ bass, 10″, 12″, 14″ and 16″ toms, Mapex Black Panther Steel Snare, 16″ crash, 14″ hats, 20″ ride,...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 24, 2007 | Ubuntu
Guess what folks, its coming to that time again…you got it – Ubuntu Developer Summit time!! The Ubuntu Developer Summit is a week long event in which a swathe of Ubuntu contributors get together into the same venue to design, discuss and flesh out the next...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 21, 2007 | LUGRadio, Music, Random, Ubuntu
Wow, long time no update. Well, things have been insanely busy recently, on all fronts, and I have just been too busy to sit back and write some stuff down. So, here comes another burst of bullet points: * I have recently moved over to the Ubuntu distro team formally...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 9, 2007 | Ubuntu
I am sure you all saw that [Dell machines are now available pre-installed with Ubuntu in the UK, France and Germany, as well as the USA](https://www.ubuntu.com/dell). Well, one new customer who bought some Ubuntu-Dell goodness is my dad. Linux really is ready for the...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 8, 2007 | Random
A while back I was [trying to track down a guy who really gave me my first break in Open Source](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=981). I knew he was called John something, but my poor hapless brain cells failed me on his surname. A dude called Kris Marsh did...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 8, 2007 | LUGRadio Live
A kind chap in the audience at LUGRadio Live 2007 filmed *LUGRadio Live And Unleashed 2007* (our live show at LUGRadio Live) in its entirety and has uploaded it to blip.tv. It is great fun, and filled to the brim with discussion and amusing bits. [Go and watch it...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 2, 2007 | Community, Ubuntu
Quickies: * I am on Holiday until Wednesday next week. Expect little response to work related shennanigans, but urgent queries can go to my mobile. * [This blog post](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=1007) which was then...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 1, 2007 | Community, Ubuntu
Are you a smart, enthusiastic, committed lover of free software and Ubuntu and want to work with upstream and downstream projects to improve how they work with Ubuntu and vice-versa? Well, I am growing my community team here at Canonical and I am looking to hire an...
