by Jono Bacon | May 28, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
One of the things I love about my job is that much of it is working with different elements of the human condition. This includes growing excitement, defining and setting expectations, dealing with disappointment and conflict, coordinating different ethical lines,...
by Jono Bacon | May 26, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
As part of this cycle I have been talking with some people in the awesome Ubuntu LoCo Teams community to identify next steps in how we can optimize the community to go out and get *200 million* users. Today I feel we have a fantastic LoCo Team community; lots of teams...
by Jono Bacon | May 23, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
In the interests of transparency, at the beginning of each cycle I tend to summarize my team at Canonical’s plans for the forthcoming six month period of work. This is the result of an extensive process of assessing requirements, gathering needs, discussing...
by Jono Bacon | May 20, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
I have long been a firm believer that the [Ubuntu LoCo Community](https://loco.ubuntu.com/) is one of the strongest elements of Ubuntu. The LoCo community are our eyes, ears, mouths, and hearts in taking Ubuntu to the masses. If we are going to reach out to 200million...
by Jono Bacon | May 19, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
*Wow*. Yesterday I [posted some ideas](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/05/18/creating-an-ubuntu-power-user-community/) about building sub-team in the Ubuntu community optimized for power users and the needs of folks who love to tweak, tune, customize, hot-rod...
by Jono Bacon | May 18, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Over the last few months there has been some concerned feedback in some parts of the community about how Ubuntu is focused more and more on attracting new users to Ubuntu by providing a streamlined and simplified user experience. Much of this is being achieved with...
by Jono Bacon | May 18, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
One of the most complex things we need to deal with in the Ubuntu community is *scale*. We are a *big* community and as I have talked [about](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/01/07/making-ubuntu-more-personal/)...
by Jono Bacon | May 17, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet Ubuntu
At UDS last week I took an action to write up a quick blog post that explains how UDS sponsorship works. This discussion was born out of the view that some people feel a little bent out of shape when they don’t get approved for UDS sponsorship. This is a common...
by Jono Bacon | May 12, 2011 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
I am pleased to announce that I am looking to hire a new member for my team (the *Community Team*) here at [Canonical](https://www.canonical.com). I am looking for a bright, motivated, and experienced person **to build, maintain and develop a cohesive, productive and...
by Jono Bacon | May 5, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
I love the [LoCo Directory](https://loco.ubuntu.com). The site provides a fantastic way to browse the global list of Ubuntu LoCo Teams, organize events and more. What is more, it is almost entirely a community-driven project; the site has a series of developers who...
