by Jono Bacon | Feb 27, 2014 | Bad Voltage
Stuart Langridge, Jeremy Garcia, Bryan Lunduke, and myself discuss: Tech conferences — which ones are good, which ones are not, and why? Desktop machines versus laptops, and a review of Stuart’s new gorgeous desktop computer from PC Specialist...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 27, 2014 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
So, today we [announced the Ubuntu App Showdown](https://developer.ubuntu.com/2014/02/announcing-the-latest-ubuntu-app-showdown-contest/) where you can build apps with the Ubuntu SDK and win some awesome prizes such as the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet and the Meizu MX3. This...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 27, 2014 | Community, Ubuntu
Today we [launched our next Ubuntu App Showdown](https://developer.ubuntu.com/2014/02/announcing-the-latest-ubuntu-app-showdown-contest/). The idea is simple: you have six weeks to build an application with the [Ubuntu...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 27, 2014 | Bad Voltage, Community, LUGRadio
Ten years ago today we started [LugRadio](https://www.lugradio.org). For those of you who don’t know what LugRadio was, it was a podcast that some friends and I did that took a loose, fun, and eclectic look at Open Source and Linux. It developed a bit of a cult...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 25, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
This last weekend I was in LA at [SCALE12x](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/) and gave a presentation providing a detailed update of much of the work going on as we build a convergent Ubuntu. As I have mentioned before, there is lots of other foundational pieces being...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 20, 2014 | Canonical, Ubuntu
I am sure that you have all seen the [exciting news](https://insights.ubuntu.com/news/canonical-announces-first-partners-to-ship-ubuntu-phones-around-the-globe/) about the first partners to ship Ubuntu smart-phones. For those who haven’t seen it: > 19th February...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 13, 2014 | Bad Voltage
Stuart Langridge, Jeremy Garcia, Bryan Lunduke, and myself wend our troublesome ways down the road of: * We weigh in on the upstart/systemd brouhaha in Debian and discuss what happened, why it happened, and whether it was a good thing or not. * Bryan reviews the...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 13, 2014 | Canonical, Ubuntu
Last week I was in Orlando sprinting with my team as well as the platform, SDK, and security teams and some desktop and design folks. As usual after a sprint, I have been slammed catching up with email, but I wanted to provide a summary of some work going that you can...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 11, 2014 | Community, Ubuntu
The [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com) is the primary place where we discuss, debate, and plan the future of Ubuntu. The entire event takes place online, is open and accessible to all, and every session is recorded so everyone can see how decisions are...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 7, 2014 | Canonical, Community
We are growing a world-class community and app developer eco-system, fuelled by Open Source and open collaboration. We are putting the core pieces in place and I am delighted to be working with such a wonderful team: *(L-R) Daniel Holbach, Kyle Nitzsche, Michael Hall,...
