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 | 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 | Jan 11, 2016 | Community, GitHub, Ubuntu
In a week and a half I am flying out to Pasadena to the SCALE14x conference. I will be there from the evening of Wed 20th Jan 2016 to Sun 24th Jan 2016. SCALE is a tremendous conference, as I have mentioned many times before. This is a busy year for me, so I wanted to...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 11, 2015 | Ubuntu
The 21st – 22nd January 2016 are some important dates you need to pencil into your calendar. The reason? That is when the UbuCon Summit is happening in Pasadena, California, USA. Many moons ago there used to be the Ubuntu Developer Summit events. They brought...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 28, 2015 | Ubuntu
Recently there has been a flurry of concerns relating to the IP policy at Canonical. I have not wanted to throw my hat into the ring, but I figured I would share a few simple thoughts. Firstly, the caveat. I am not a lawyer. Far from it. So, take all of this with a...
