by Jono Bacon | Apr 5, 2017 | Canonical, Ubuntu
I wrote this on G+, but it seemed appropriate to share it here too: So, today Canonical decided to refocus their business and move away from convergence and devices. This means that the Ubuntu desktop will move back to GNOME. I have seen various responses to this...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 24, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Sorry, this is *long*, but hang in there. A little while back I wrote [a blog post](https://www.jonobacon.com/2014/11/14/ubuntu-governance-reboot/) that seemed to inspire some people and ruffle the feathers of some others. It was designed as a conversation-starter for...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 14, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
For many years Ubuntu has had a comprehensive governance structure. At the top of the tree are the Community Council (community policy) and the Technical Board (technical policy). Below those boards are sub-councils such as the IRC, Forum, and LoCo councils, and...
by Jono Bacon | May 29, 2014 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams, XPRIZE
Recently I [announced](https://www.jonobacon.com/2014/05/19/goodbye-canonical-hello-xprize/) I am stepping down as Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical and moving to [XPRIZE](http://xprize.org/) as Senior Director of Community. Today is my last day at Canonical. I...
by Jono Bacon | May 19, 2014 | Canonical, Community, XPRIZE
After nearly eight years of service at Canonical, I will be stepping down as the Ubuntu Community Manager and leaving my fellow warthogs at Canonical on 29th May 2014. I have always been passionate about two things in my life. Firstly, I want to go to work every day...
by Jono Bacon | Apr 17, 2014 | Canonical, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
My apologies in advance for the shorter blog post about this, but like many other Ubuntu folks, I am absolutely exhausted right now. Everyone, across the board, has been working their collective socks off to make [Ubuntu 14.04](http://www.ubuntu.com) LTS a fantastic...
