by Jono Bacon | Jan 10, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
I was delighted to [read this morning](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2012-January/000922.html) that the Ubuntu Technical Board has approved Xubuntu and Kubuntu to be LTS versions, as well as Edubuntu based on some further discussion. You can...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 4, 2012 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Today I am going to host my first Ubuntu videocast of 2012. I am going to switch this up a little and talk more about the goals for the year, summarize work that is going on, and then dig into the usual Q+A where you folks are welcome to ask any questions you like...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 1, 2012 | Health, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Severed Fifth, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Erica and I just spent a busy few weeks visiting family and friends over in the UK, and it was wonderful to see everyone. My family all get on wonderfully with each other, but my two brothers and I have always lived in different places and this Christmas was the first...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 21, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Quality has always been an important value in the Ubuntu community, but over the last few releases we have faced some challenges in how we can assure and deliver quality. There have been various reasons for this, which include: * Fewer automated tests that we would...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 13, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
At the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando in November there were some great discussions about LoCo governance. The LoCo Council has a [blueprint](https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/community-p-lococouncil) but these are some of the highlights: * **LoCo...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 13, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Tonight I recorded and put on my [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/jonobacon) a presentation that I delivered at OSCON earlier this year called *A New Era Of Community Management*. I cover the history of community management, it’s early leaders, and how...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 12, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
I am pleased to announce that we will be welcoming a new horseman to the Canonical Community Team. His name is is *Nicholas Skaggs*, he is based in Florida (as well as Jorge and Michael), and he will be joining in January 2012 as our *QA Community Coordinator*....
by Jono Bacon | Dec 6, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
I want to use this entry as an opportunity to throw open the floor for discussion and brainstorming of a topic we first discussed at UDS in Orlando. I really welcome your comments, suggestions, and advice. One of the interesting things about Ubuntu is that there are...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 6, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
I just want to say a huge thank-you to the [Ubuntu Weekly News](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter) team for tirelessly bringing a weekly dose of fantastic Ubuntu news to our community. I know there is a lot of work involved, and while I have not had the...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 4, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Last week I delivered a keynote at the [Qt Developer Days 2011](https://qt.nokia.com/qtdevdays2011/) event in San Francisco. I have not seen a video of the keynote online yet, but I am assured it should be online soon. Rick Spencer gave a keynote at the Munich event...
