by Jono Bacon | Dec 4, 2008 | Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
What an exciting week of events ahead! Firstly, I will be attending [FossCamp](https://fosscamp.org/) from the *5th – 6th December*. There a variety of upstreams meet together in a number of free form sessions to discuss anything and everything about how we work...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 4, 2008 | Music
I have utter, unparalleled love and adulation for the song *Braindead* by [Exodus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(band)). The intro that song makes me want to jump around the room. It is the pure, unfiltered essence of thrash metal. The [album...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 3, 2008 | Article, Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
When I was a kid, I owned a [Sega Megadrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis) (Sega Genesis for my American friends). I spent hours on that thing. Sonic The Hedgehog. Streets Of Rage. Desert Strike. Toejam And Earl. I loved it. One game that was released...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 3, 2008 | jonobacon.com
One thing I am most proud of about [jonobacon.com](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/) is that there is some great discussion in the comments. It seems the most magical aspect of blogging is that no matter what I babble on about, it invariably results in some...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 2, 2008 | Article, Free Culture
A nice little story for those of you who may have missed it. Last week [Larry Lessig blogged about](https://lessig.org/blog/2008/11/and_while_were_at_it.html) how the new [change.gov](https://change.gov/) site for Obama included the following at the bottom of the...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 2, 2008 | Humor
At first I wondered what was the point of twitter. Today I [found it](https://twitter.com/johnleach/status/1034831782): > **johnleach** introduced his cats to squirty cream. one was terrified of it. years of trust building, gone in one short hilarious squirt. You are...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 30, 2008 | Article, Community, Desktop
Something struck me yesterday, while Firefox 3 was throwing a hissy fit. Is there some kind of correlation between the amount of money invested in a project or product and instability? I know this sounds like a bit of a negative question, and I don’t mean to rag...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 26, 2008 | jonobacon.com
Just a few quick jonobacon.com housekeeping notes. Firstly, I have added a little sidebar section that displays those rock and roll readers who have posted the most comments. The ranking is over the last year. Our Top 10 is currently: * Vadim P. (19) * Adam Williamson...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 26, 2008 | Article, Community, Desktop
I have been thinking a lot recently about the flow of ideas in and around Open Source projects. A few days ago [I asked for feedback](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=1424) about how we can better structure interaction ideas. The blog entry gathered some great...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 25, 2008 | Ubuntu
[DIGG!!](https://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Free_Culture_Showcase_for_Ubuntu_9_04_Announced) I am epically excited to announce our second **Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase** this time for the Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope release! The Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase is an...
