by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2018 | Community, Conflict Resolution, Linux
Today, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, which powers everything from smartwatches to electrical grids posted a pretty remarkable note on the kernel mailing list. As a little bit of backstory, Linus has sometimes come under fire for the ways in which he has...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 20, 2017 | Desktop, Linux, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Recently, I posted a piece about distributions consolidating around a consistent app store. In it I mentioned Flatpak as a potential component and some people wondered why I didn’t recommend Snappy, particularly due to my Canonical heritage. To be clear (and to...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 13, 2017 | Desktop, Linux, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
When I joined Canonical in 2006, the Linux desktop world operated in a very upstream way. All distributions used the Linux kernel, all used X, and the majority shipped either GNOME, KDE, or both. The following years mixed things up a little. As various companies...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 29, 2016 | Free Software, Linux, Open Source
Last week a bun-fight kicked off on the Linux kernel mailing list that led to some interesting questions about how and when we protect open source projects from bad actors. This also shone the light on some interesting community dynamics. The touchpaper was lit when...
