by Jono Bacon | Sep 28, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
One of the most elemental components of Open Source and thriving community is transparency. We depend on and define transparency as a high priority so that the community feels engaged and informed as it grows, reacts, and nurtures new challenges. Transparency though...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 24, 2010 | Planet GNOME, Severed Fifth, Ubuntu
As some of you will know, I have a Free Culture metal band called [Severed Fifth](https://www.severedfifth.com/), and recently I have been working hard recording the new album, titled *Nightmares By Design*. Well, I am pleased to announce that the new album will be...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 23, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Scale is an interesting thing. It affects all kinds of things. Companies grow and don’t seem quite the same as they used to. Bands make it big and then they disappear up their own arses. Restaurants get popular and the food often starts to go downhill. One way...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 20, 2010 | Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Are you an application developer who would like to see your application appear in the *Ubuntu Software Center* and available by millions of Ubuntu users? Today we are announcing a new process we are trialing which is easier and more accessible for application authors...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 17, 2010 | Community
This is awesome: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10c
by Jono Bacon | Sep 17, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Recently a few people have shared stories with me about how they have run up against processes that felt too complex or overly formal, processes that they feel have got in the way of the *just do it* philosophy that runs deep in the Free Software culture. My view has...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
This month marks my four year anniversary at [Canonical](https://www.canonical.com/). What a four years at has been. I traditionally write up a little retrospective each year, but or some reason ‘four years’ feels a tad more special than usual, and I am...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 1, 2010 | Canonical, Planet GNOME
It was with great sadness that I read earlier that my friend and colleague [Ian Clatworthy](https://ianclatworthy.wordpress.com/about/) passed away after his fight with cancer. Although I never knew Ian that well, whenever I did work and spend time with him I always...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 30, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME
A little while back I [blogged about wanting to reconnect with our ethos](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2010/08/24/revisiting-ethos/). In a continuation of that theme I am keen to talk about *stories*. I have talked about *stories* quite a bit in my writings on...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 28, 2010 | Random
*These views are my own, and not necessarily those of Canonical.* Some time back the always awesome Earl and Cathy from [Zareason](https://zareason.com/shop/home.php) loaned me one of their [Strata laptops](https://zareason.com/shop/Strata-Pro-13.html) to play with. I...
