by Jono Bacon | Dec 12, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
A [little while back](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2012/11/08/ubuntu-advocacy-development-kit/) I posted about an idea I was discussing with the rest of the community team about a downloadable advocacy kit that, similar to an SDK for software, provides...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 10, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
Some ago I used to host weekly public IRC meetings for my team at Canonical. Back then we used to primarily use it as an opportunity to provide a status update of what we had been working on. The meetings then tapered off a little bit as we needed to use the slot for...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 10, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
On Friday I [wrote an article](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2012/12/07/on-richard-stallman-and-ubuntu/) responding to a [post by Richard Stallman](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do). Over the weekend both posts caused quite a flurry of...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 9, 2012 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
For quite some time now we have had some information about how to join the Ubuntu community at [www.ubuntu.com/community](https://www.ubuntu.com/community). This documentation has traditionally been pretty limited, doesn’t really help get people started...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 7, 2012 | Community, Desktop, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
*This is a personal post and does not neccessarily represent the views of Canonical or the Ubuntu community*. Today Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU project and [Free Software Foundation](https://www.fsf.org) wrote a [critical...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 6, 2012 | Community, Planet Ubuntu
A few months ago the second edition of my book [The Art of Community](https://www.artofcommunityonline.org/) was released. You can [buy the book in print or for your e-reader/tablet, or you download the Creative Commons licensed...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 3, 2012 | Desktop, Ubuntu
Search is at the heart of Ubuntu. Whether you search for applications or content in the dash, search for functionality in your applications the HUD, or search within applications and your file manager, for Ubuntu to be successful we have to get search *right*. As we...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 1, 2012 | Personal
A few weeks ago I became a father for the first time, welcoming our cute little boy, Jack, into the world. This is Jack: ‘sup ladies One of the things I have learned ever since Erica got pregnant is that there are many different perspectives on how to raise a...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 28, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
Last week was [Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UCADay), but for the last few weeks I have been on paternity leave, so I didn’t get a chance to blog about it. I just wanted to take a few minutes to offer some thanks. Choosing people for...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 22, 2012 | Personal
Today is Thanksgiving in America; a day we spend with our families giving thanks for the people and lives we have. Although an English ex-pat, I absolutely love thanksgiving and always get into the spirit of the day. This year is a very special thanksgiving. Just over...
