by Jono Bacon | Aug 5, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
LoCo Teams! We need you. The [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam) is happening in less than a month. Help bring Free Software to the masses. Organize an *Ubuntu Global Jam* event. Anyone can do it, you don’t have to be a developer or...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 3, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
For quite some time now I have been running a [live weekly video Q+A session](https://www.ustream.tv/channel/at-home-with-jono-bacon) in which I invite the Ubuntu community to join me and ask questions about the project, seek clarification on Ubuntu decisions, as well...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 1, 2011 | Art Of Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
As I [mentioned previously](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/07/22/the-art-of-community-second-edition-confirmed/), I am working on a second edition of *The Art of Community*, my book that teaches community leadership and the different skills, challenges, and...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 30, 2011 | Health, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
As some of you might remember, I have expressed concerns at times about the physical health of some folks in our community. Some of us are overweight, spend too much time in front of a computer, have less-than-stellar diets, get little exercise, and boast about...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 29, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Random
My brother, Martin, is working hard right now to prepare to set a new Guinness world record for the fastest land speed record for a car powered by coffee. Crazy, yes, awesome, *definitely*. I am so proud of him, my nephews, and the rest of the team. What’s...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 28, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Speaking
I had an interesting, fairly personal experience today and a resulting lesson that I wanted to share. Earlier today I gave one of the opening keynotes at OSCON. It was 15 minutes long, and it was *OK*. While I didn’t consider it a bad talk, it wasn’t what...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 22, 2011 | Art Of Community, Art Of Community Entries, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
In August 2009, my book, [The Art of Community](https://www.artofcommunityonline.org/) was published. After a rigorous writing schedule I was delighted to see it finally hit the (real and e-) bookshelves. As part of the agreement with O’Reilly, I was keen for...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 22, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
This weekend is the [Community Leadership Summit 2011](https://www.communityleadershipsummit.com/); an annual event designed to bring together community leaders and managers to share best practice, ideas, and solutions. The event is entirely **free** and takes place...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 20, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Every cycle we organize the [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam); an event in which our global community gets together in their local area to help make Ubuntu better. The *Ubuntu Global Jam* is a great opportunity to get together and meet other...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 15, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
The [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) (UDS) is the most important event in the Ubuntu calendar. It is where we get together to discuss, design, and plan the next version of Ubuntu; in this case the very important Ubuntu 12.04 Long Term Support (LTS)...
