by Jono Bacon | Dec 19, 2006 | Community, Music, Ubuntu
Wow, seems [my last post](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=843) is stirring up the debate, which is great! Thanks for all the excellent comments you folks have added to the the post. Its late here so I will wait until tomorrow to post some replies in the...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 18, 2006 | Advocacy, Community, Ubuntu
*This entry is my opinion and may not represent the views of my employer, [Canonical](https://www.canonical.com/).* Recently there has been a lot of discussion bubbling up regarding the possibility that Ubuntu will ship proprietary 3D drivers by default for *some*...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 18, 2006 | Jokosher
Kings of true multi-track recording, Laszlo and Luke (by day they hack Jokosher, by night they fight crime) have been [interviewed about Jokosher on the Linux Action Show](https://www.linuxactionshow.com/?p=67). Check it out!
by Jono Bacon | Dec 15, 2006 | Jokosher, Music
Recently I have been working on a new song which is very intense on the drums. Tonight I managed to nail it all in time, resulting in pretty achey legs. Anyway, I figured I would put a sampler online as the song won’t be ready for a while due to Christmas....
by Jono Bacon | Dec 11, 2006 | Music
Almost to the day a few years ago, [Dimebag Darrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimebag_Darrell) was killed by a crazed fan. I remember minutes before going into an important meeting at OpenAdvantage and getting the news. I was utterly gobsmacked and distressed...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 5, 2006 | Writing
Shameless self-plug, not too dissimilar from my orange-haired friend: [Practical PHP and MySQL](https://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0132239973,00.html) has got a [great review](https://www.adtmag.com/blogs/blog.aspx?a=19720) from [Application...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 5, 2006 | Community, Random
Oh dear. I used to like reading [Groklaw](https://www.groklaw.net/) and admired it for its accuracy and straight-down-the-line reporting. Recently though, I have felt it has become too much of a pulpit, and [this...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 5, 2006 | Community, Jokosher, Speaking, Ubuntu
Well, I have some speaking engagements lined up. Right now they are not on my speaking page, but I plan to add them soon. They are: * **Jokosher** – Mon 11th Dec 2006 – West Yorkshire Linux User Group, Leeds, England – Aq and I are presenting the...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 4, 2006 | Community, Ubuntu
My friend and yours, AusImage, has tidied up the [Ubuntu Open Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek) logs into [this nice collection of formatted logs](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/OpenWeek). There is some incredible content, help and tips in there about...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 4, 2006 | Community, Random
One of the perks with free software is that every so often you find a free software nugget that just captivates you with surprise and completeness. All of us have stumbled across applications and projects that we never knew existed, and been pleasantly surprised at...
