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Tracking Ubuntu Community Issues
June 27 2009
Recently Melissa wrote a post about how we track problems with community, and how she feels that blogging about community problems is a reasonable approach. As part of her post she says: Blogging about problems we see in our community should be seen as a good thing, not a bad… read moreJune 25 2009
In a world where most companies would give their hind teeth to get your email address into their marketing database, it was refreshing to see this from VMWare: Thank you for your past interest in VMware. As part of our routine scheduled maintenance, we will be removing email addresses and… read moreUbuntu Free Culture Showcase Deadline Draws Near
June 24 2009
Just a quick note to you lovely folks that the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase, a competition to have your audio, video or imagery included on millions of Ubuntu systems, has it’s deadline drawing near on 16th July 2009. If you know some creative types who you think would love the… read moreJune 24 2009
Recently we announced to epic Ubuntu Global Jam that is set to go down from 2nd - 4th Oct 2009. In this event hundreds of Ubuntu fans and contributors get together in their local area to work on Ubuntu, get to know each other and just have a big ‘ol… read moreJune 16 2009
In the last few cycles we have organized and run an event called the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam. The idea was simple: encourage our awesome global Ubuntu community to get together in the same room to find, triage and fix bugs. And they did, all over the world, as can… read moreJune 15 2009
Recently I have been sending the completed Art Of Community manuscript out to a number of people who are well respected in various communities to get there feedback on the completed book. Some of these quotes are here. Wow. read moreCommunity Leadership Summit Update
June 13 2009
A while back I announced the Community Leadership Summit 2009 in San Jose on the 18th and 19th July 2009. Well, I think it is time for lil’ update on what is shaping up to be a rocking event. The aim of the summit is get community managers, leaders and… read moreCommunity Leadership Summit 2009 Update
June 13 2009
A while back I announced the Community Leadership Summit 2009 in San Jose on the 18th and 19th July 2009. Well, I think it is time for lil’ update on what is shaping up to be a rocking event. The aim of the summit is get community managers, leaders and… read moreArt Of Community Reviews Galore!
June 12 2009
Recently I have been sending The Art Of Community manuscript out to a number of people who are well respected in various communities to get there feedback on the completed book. With the content complete and the only changes being tiny typo fixes, now has been the idea time to… read moreThe Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase Kicks Off
June 12 2009
Folks, we are back with another Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase! The Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase is an opportunity to bring the best of two great worlds together by showing off high quality Free Culture content in Ubuntu. At the heart of Ubuntu’s ethos is a belief in showcasing Free Software… read moreJune 10 2009
Recently I have been pointing my beady eye at the topic of burnout. My interest was originally sparked while researching content for The Art of Community, but I have also had something of a personal interest in it as I myself burned out a few years back. It sucked, and… read moreJune 09 2009
Oi oi folks. Well, hasn’t it been a while? It seems I have been on a little blogging hiatus recently, and I think the simple reason is that I have been writing a lot more than usual recently so my blogging tendencies have suffered from all the writing. Well, as… read moreJune 09 2009
Quick update! Today I was booked off work to complete the first copy-edit of The Art of Community. What this mean’t for me is that I have just read the whole book again. I am pleased to report that it is looking good! Now the chapters are back with my… read moreLeo Laporte Confirmed To Write The AoC Foreword
June 05 2009
Ladies and gents, I am pleased to confirm that Leo Laporte has been confirmed as the author of the foreward for the The Art of Community. Recently I have been joining Leo Laporte and Randal Schwartz on FLOSSWeekly as a presenter, and Leo confirmed live on air a few days… read moreJune 05 2009
Well folks I just wanted to give you a quick update on the book. Things have been a little quiet on the website as I have spent the last few weeks in Barcelona with work, and the few weeks before that was preparing for said work trip. Thankfully, I am… read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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