Money. Stability?

Money. Stability?

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...
Money. Stability?

Housekeeping Improvements

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...
The Flow Of Ideas

The Flow Of Ideas

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...
Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase II: This Time Its Personal

Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase II: This Time Its Personal

[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...
The Flow Of Ideas

Desktop Shells, Usability and Trackers. Oh My.

A while back, I read with great interest [Vincent’s blog entry](https://www.vuntz.net/journal/2008/10/22/494-desktop-shell-from-the-user-experience-hackfest-general-overview). I also heard from my fellow Canonicalites about the progress made the GNOME hackfest....