by Jono Bacon | Oct 30, 2008 | Ubuntu
I am going to keep this fairly short as today has been a super-hectic day. Well, today Ubuntu 8.10 hit the tubes, and it is a proud moment for everyone in the Ubuntu community. A lot of people have mut a lot of hard work into every facet of the distribution, from...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 30, 2008 | Free Culture
Last night I went along to the launch party for Lawrence Lessig’s new book, [Remix: Making Art And Commerce Thrive In The Hybrid Economy](https://remix.lessig.org/). This book is the bridge between Lessig moving from his studies in Free Culture to his work on...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 30, 2008 | Community, Ubuntu
I just want to spend a few minutes sharing a wonderful story that Stani Michiels emailed me about earlier and which he [blogged about here](https://pythonide.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-money-with-free-software.html). Stani entered a competition in Holland to...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 29, 2008 | Ubuntu
Folks, we are really pleased to announce…[Ubuntu Open Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek)! Ubuntu Open Week is a week of IRC tuition and Q+A sessions all about getting involved in the rock-and-roll world that is the Ubuntu community. We organise this...
by Jono Bacon | Oct 29, 2008 | Community, Ubuntu
Just wanted to mention a few events I will be at this week in San Francisco: * Wed 29th Oct – Larry Lessig’s book party – W Hotel, 181 Third Street, San Francisco, CA – 6.30pm – I will be there to celebrate the release of Larry’s...