Berkeley, California
Community manager, author and speaker.
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- Linux
- Ubuntu
- open source
- KDE
- consulting
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Creating a roadmap for more successful teams
November 09 2009
One of the challenges that every community faces, particularly teams inside a larger community, is the ability to coordinate what goals and ambitions the team is going to work on. Traditionally this has always been somewhat ad-hoc: people join a team and work on whatever they feel like. Ideas are… read moreCanonical and Creative Commons Meet Donations Target
November 09 2009
Melissa from the Creative Commons pointed me to the rather good news that Canonical’s offer to match Creative Commons donations up to $3000 has already been matched: Just five days ago we announced that Canonical would be generously matching every donation dollar for dollar for the next week – up… read moreNovember 09 2009
One year ago today, I married the love of my life, Erica. From the minute we went on our first date, I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. We instantly developed a close connection; a bond that spans beliefs, interests, ambitions and tastes. Since… read moreThe Intersection Of Quality And Expectations
November 06 2009
There has been a little bit o’chatter on the tubes recently regarding quality and our recent release, Ubuntu 9.10. There we were on Thursday, champagne in hand, kicking a new release out the door and while I have seen countless reports of happy users with effortless upgrades and hardware and… read moreNovember 05 2009
Thanks to my friends over at ZDNet for allowing me to post another guest article on their Between The Lines column. This time I have written an article discussing the importance of a productive, pleasant and pleasurable community that rewards great work and celebrates the exchange of both agreeable and… read moreThe Art of Community is #1 Culture Book on Amazon.com
November 05 2009
It may have changed by the time you read this, but The Art of Community has now hit the #1 slot for the Business and Culture category Amazon.com: You can see it on this page and you can check out the Art of Community Amazon page here. Go and buy… read moreThe Art of Community #1 Culture Book on Amazon.com
November 05 2009
It may have changed by the time you read this, but The Art of Community has now hit the #1 slot for the Business and Culture category Amazon.com: You can see it on this page and you can check out the Art of Community Amazon page here. Go and buy… read moreNovember 05 2009
Just a quick note: I am doing a webinar on my book The Art of Community at 9am Pacific today. You can join us here. read moreNovember 05 2009
Just a quick note: I am doing a webinar on my book The Art of Community at 9am Pacific today. You can join us here. read moreCanonical Matching Creative Commons Donations
November 05 2009
Here at Canonical we are all big fans of the Creative Commons. For those of you unfamiliar with them, they have created a set of Free Culture licenses that make it simple for people to release open content. They also run a variety of resources to make finding and remixing… read moreDon’t Listen Alone: The LugRadio Documentary – Now Available Online
November 04 2009
Last year we wrapped up LugRadio after five seasons, over 2million downloads and six live events. For over a year now Tony Whitmore from the excellent ubuntu-uk Podcast has been working on a documentary chronicling the history of the show, and packed with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage of how we planned… read moreStart Your UDS Blueprint Registering Engines
November 04 2009
In a few weeks the Ubuntu Developer Summit kicks off in Dallas. There will be discussing a wide range of topics across seven tracks: community, kernel, desktop, qa, foundations, mobile and server. We are about to begin scheduling sessions, and I just wanted to invite those of you who are… read moreThe New Shot Of Jaq Website Is Open
November 03 2009
Just a quick note to let you good folks know that the Shot Of Jaq website is now open at www.shotofjaq.org – come and join the beginnings of our community. If you have no idea what Shot Of Jaq is, read this. The very first episode of Shot Of Jaq… read moreRock and Roll Hall Of Fame: Laura Cowen
November 02 2009
A few weekends back I was in Wolverhampton for the power and glory that was LugRadio Live 2009 and I just wanted to write up a quick blog entry about someone who never ceases to impress me with her work: Laura Cowen. As usual, Laura was knee-deep in crew responsibilities… read moreKarmic Released and London Release Party Tonight
October 29 2009
Just a quick message to those of you based in Blighty. I and many other Ubuntu folks will be partying tonight to celebrate the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala at: Salvador & Amanda, 8 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JA. +44 (0) 20 7240 1551 I hope to [...] read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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