On Brainstorm

On Brainstorm

Recently the Technical Board [made a decision to sunset Brainstorm](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TechnicalBoard/TeamReports/13/May), the site we have been using for some time to capture a list of what folks would like to see fixed and improved in Ubuntu. Although the site...
Video Demo of Unity 8 on Mir

Video Demo of Unity 8 on Mir

Recently the [Mir](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mir) and [Unity Next](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnityNextSpec) teams got Unity 8 up and running on Mir. Now, this work is still very early in development and neither Mir nor Unity Next are finished yet, but I reached out to...
On Simplicity

On Simplicity

As a pretty simple-minded person, I am a big fan of simplicity. The world is filled with too much complexity and too much detail. Many often feel the detail is necessary for particular outcomes or to solve particular problems. The lesson I have learned as I have...
Ubuntu Developer Summit: This Week!

Ubuntu Developer Summit: This Week!

Just a quick note to remind everyone that our next [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) is taking place this week on *Tuesday, Wednesday* and *Thursday*, and is open and available to everyone to participate. This is the event where we get together to...
Ubuntu Developer Summit: This Week!

Sprinting In Oakland

Last week I traveled to Oakland to spend a week with my colleagues at Canonical for the Client Sprint. The aim of the sprint was to ensure the many different teams working on Ubuntu Touch at Canonical are in sync and working as efficiently as possible. This largely...
On Brainstorm

Life Changing Mistakes

I have a theory (I know, I am full of them). Like most of you, as I have gotten older I have also tried to improve as a person. I am not just talking about being better at what I do with my career and hobbies, but I want to be a *genuinely good person* across the...
Ubuntu 13.04 Released

Ubuntu 13.04 Released

Ubuntu 13.04, the Raring Ringtail, was [released today](https://www.ubuntu.com/). Go and download it for [Desktop](https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop), [Server](https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server), [Cloud](https://www.ubuntu.com/download/cloud), and for our...
On Simplicity

Ubuntu Touch Progress

Ubuntu is on an exciting journey, a journey of convergence. Our goal is to build a convergent Operating System that brings a uniformity of technology and experience across phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions, and smoothing the lines between those devices in...
Three Point Blogging; An Experiment

Three Point Blogging; An Experiment

I have an interesting idea I wanted to share that I am calling *Three Point Blogging*, and I am keen to get your input on this. Feel free to use that daintily prepared comment box, rummaging around at the bottom of this post, to share your feedback and ideas. Blogging...