Ubuntu for Smartwatches?
I [read an interesting article on OMG! Ubuntu!](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/09/ubuntu-smartwatch-apple-iwatch) about whether Canonical will enter the wearables business, now the smartwatch...
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Bringing Literacy to Millions of Kids With Open Source
Today we are launching the [Global Learning XPRIZE](https://learning.xprize.org) complete with [Indigogo crowdfunding campaign](https://igg.me/at/learningxprize). This is a $15 million competition in...
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Happy Birthday Ubuntu!
Today is Ubuntu’s ten year anniversary. Scott did a [wonderful job](https://netsplit.com/happy-10th-birthday-ubuntu) summarizing many of those early years and his own experience, and while I won’t be...
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Bad Voltage Turns 1
Today [Bad Voltage](https://www.badvoltage.org) celebrates our first birthday. We plan on celebrating it by having someone else blow out our birthday candles while we smash a cake and quietly defecate...
View ArticleDealing With Disrespect: The Video
A while back I wrote and released a free e-book called [Dealing With Disrespect](https://www.dealingwithdisrespect.com/). It is a book that provides a short, simple to read, free guide for handling...
View ArticleUbuntu Governance: Reboot?
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...
View ArticleUbuntu Governance Reboot: Five Proposals
Sorry, this is *long*, but hang in there. A little while back I wrote [a blog post](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2014/11/14/ubuntu-governance-reboot/) that seemed to inspire some people and...
View ArticleFeedback Requested: Great Examples of Community
Folks, I need to ask for some help. Like many, I have some go-to examples of great communities. This includes Wikipedia, OpenStreetmap, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux, and others. Many of these are software...
View ArticleThe Impact of One Person
I am 35 years old and *people* never cease to surprise me. My trip home from Los Angeles today was a good example of this. It was a tortuous affair that should have been a quick hop from LA to Oakland,...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
Just a quick note to wish all of you a happy, restful, and peaceful holidays, however and whoever you spend it with. Take care, folks, and I look forward to seeing you in 2015!
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