by Jono Bacon | Sep 28, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
Some of you will be familiar with the presentation I have done in the past on burnout, what it is, how to tell the symptoms, the 12 stages of burnout, and how to handle it in our communities. When I did the presentation I got some positive feedback that the content...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 27, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Ubuntu 11.04 got a very positive review CNN in India this weekend. Refered to as: > One of the world wide web’s best kept secrets. Check out the video below and skip to **15.05**: *Can’t see it? See the video...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 27, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
On Monday next week I will be welcoming the *sixth horseman* to the Community Team at Canonical; he will be joining Daniel Holbach, Jorge Castro, David “the man with the plan” Planella, Ahmed Kamal, and myself on our adventure to build a fun, productive,...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 26, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
*Yep, hair is an enemy of the Bacon household*. A little while back I mentioned that [my brother was working on a coffee powered car](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/07/29/coffee-car-world-record-powered-by-bacon/) and working to set a world land speed record...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 24, 2011 | Community, Ubuntu
One key focus of work in the Ubuntu 11.10 cycle was getting the lenses functionality in Unity in shape. 11.10 brings a series of stability and usability improvements to the lenses functionality. One thing you will notice is that at the bottom of the dash, which you...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 23, 2011 | Community, Ubuntu
On Saturday my band, [Severed Fifth](https://www.severedfifth.com) will be supporting Exodus, Heathen, and Attitude Adjustment at Gary Holt’s (Exodus guitarist and currently playing with Slayer) wedding reception. I will be there representing: *Taken at...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2011 | Health
Tomorrow I will turn 32. I have noticed that ever since I got into my thirties, whenever people of a similar age know it is my birthday, the conversation is always amusingly similar. They suddenly turn into the [four...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 13, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu
I have decided to kick off a new series of videos called *Community Management Crib Notes* discussing various community management topics, and here is the first video, this time on the topic of *conflict resolution*. In this video I discuss the different between...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 8, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Hot on the heels of my [Ubuntu Membership survey report](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/09/05/ubuntu-membership-process-survey-report-and-next-steps/) and [follow up discussion](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/09/07/ubuntu-membership-next-steps/), I...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 7, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu
Recently I [blogged about the Ubuntu Membership survey report](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/09/05/ubuntu-membership-process-survey-report-and-next-steps/) and that we were planning to have a meeting with the [Community...
