by Jono Bacon | Oct 19, 2009 | Shot Of Jaq
Some of you will know [Stuart ‘Aq’ Langridge](https://www.kryogenix.org/). He was one of my fellow presenters on [LugRadio](https://www.lugradio.org/), a show that we did that took a loose, informal and irreverent take on Open Source and Technology. He was...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 19, 2009 | Ubuntu
Today I wanted to talk a little about how Ubuntu and its underlying platform comprised of many upstream components is opening up tremendous possibilities for the *opportunistic programmer*. I am by definition an *opportunistic programmer*, and many Open Source folks...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 13, 2009 | Ubuntu, Uncategorized
Today we are proud to announce the schedule for the next [Ubuntu Open Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek), which takes place from the **2nd – 6th November 2009**. Ubuntu Open Week is a week of free live online tuition and Q+A sessions that are provided...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 12, 2009 | jonobacon.com
Today Aq and I just did a server upgrade and **jonobacon@home** should be much faster now. In the interim there may be a few quirks here and there. Just let me know and I will get them fixed. Thanks for your patience, folks!
by Jono Bacon | Oct 9, 2009 | Ubuntu
Koalas love eucalyptus, they spend three hours a day munching away on the sturdy plant. Likewise, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala loves Eucalyptus, the *Open Source system for implementing on-premise private and hybrid clouds using the hardware and software infrastructure...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 9, 2009 | Community, Ubuntu
This is a screenshot of a conversation I had today with Rick Spencer, leader of the Ubuntu Desktop Team at Canonical. Using the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, we are having a video chat using [Empathy](https://live.gnome.org/Empathy), while also sharing Rick’s...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 6, 2009 | Ubuntu
This past weekend the [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam) took place in which Ubuntu contributors and fans gathered around the world to enjoy each other’s company, get to know each other and work on the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 2, 2009 | Humor
America. The land of opportunity. A country rooted in the pursuit of *The American Dream*: a dream defined by life, liberty and opportunity. A country steeped in a culture driven by 44 proud leaders from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama, and...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 2, 2009 | Community, Ubuntu
Like everyone else with their heart invested in Ubuntu, I am tickled pink to see that [Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta](https://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/beta) has been released. Our global community of contributors and developers has worked tirelessly to get this...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 1, 2009 | Community, Ubuntu
With each release of Ubuntu we ship a package called `example-content` which provides some example video, audio, images and information that can help a new user get started exploring their Ubuntu system. In each cycle we like to use `example-content` as a means of...
