Archive for October 17th, 2006

Posted on October 17, 2006 - by jono

The London Jokosher stand needs YOU!

In a few weeks is LinuxWorld London and there will be a Jokosher stand there. This stand was being manned by Chris Brown and John Green, but unfortunately Chris has had to pull out. As such we are now on high alert looking for volunteers to help John with the stand.

The event is on Wed 25th and Thur 26th October 2006 at Olympia 2 in London. Running the stand would involve:

• Representation one of the coolest Open Source projects out there. A sure fire way to attract a mate.
• Working with John to demo Jokosher.
• Answering questions.
• Chatting with people, making new contacts and having a good laugh.

Its not a tough job, and don’t worry if you are not a Jokosher expert – John will be able to show you the ropes on the day. We are looking for all volunteers who can either help whether it is for part of the event or for both days.

If you can help, and are therefore a king among men or queen among women, mail me at jono AT jonobacon DOT org. Your life will be observed with favour by the gods of Rock and Roll. That can’t be half bad, eh?

Posted on October 17, 2006 - by jono

See you in Sydney in 2007

Well, in January I will be heading over to Australia for the first time as my paper How to Herd Cats and Influence People was accepted for linux.conf.au. I was pleased to get accepted, particularly with the much publicised huge number of submissions and the rather rigorous decision process.

For you abstract-junkies:

When talking about free software, the word ‘community’ comes trotting closely behind, and has become a Fully Buzzword Compliant (FBC) term. Although bandied around by those with and without whispy beards, there is often confusion and misunderstanding about how exactly community works and how we can improve our different communities. Clearly different people see community in different ways, but surely there must be an underlying structure common to all communities? Surely we can draw some parallels with different communities?

In this entertaining and anecdote driven talk, Jono Bacon takes a stroll through the meaning of community, how the free software community has developed from the early days, and how the business world have handled open communities in good and not-so-good ways. The presentation also delves successful communities in action, and the techniques involved in creating communities that are exciting, productive and fun to be part of. Finally, Jono will share some thoughts and experience of how the Ubuntu community works, where it is moving forward and what challenges lie ahead.

If you are curious about how to build better communities, or are just befuzzed about them, be sure to come along to this interesting and amusing presentation.

So, I will be there from 15th – 20th January 2007 in Sydney, Australia. I am looking to organise plenty of Ubuntu LoCo stuff while there, and I am keen to meet as many of you as possible. Should be fun.

Posted on October 17, 2006 - by jono

Headset shooters?

Dear Lazyweb. One game I love playing on my PS2 is SOCOM Navy Seals. I enjoy it for two reasons:

• It is a network multi-player first-person shooter with free online server access.
• You can use the USB headset to talk to other plays on your team to create strategic plays.

Does any similar game exist for Linux? I would love to have an equivalent with the headset functionality – it really makes the game for me, and it makes me feel like Brittany Spears…which ain’t a bad thing.