Archive for January, 2008

Posted on January 31, 2008 - by jono

More LugRadio Live USA 2008 Speakers!

The LugRadio Live USA 2008 organisation continues apace, and we have some more speakers to announce:

• Miguel de Icaza (GNOME / Mono / Novell)
• Aaron Bockover (Banshee / Novell)
• Allison Randal (Perl / Parrot)
• Danese Cooper (Intel / OSI)
• Belinda Lopez (Ubuntu)
• Ian McKellar (Songbird)
• Eddy Mulyono (Packaging RPM/Debs)

This is in addition to our already announced speakers:

• Jeremy Allison (Samba / Google)
• Ian Murdock (OpenSolaris / Sun)
• Robert Love (Kernel / GNOME / Google)
• Dan Kegel (Wine)
• Val Henson (Kernel / Intel)
• John Buckman (Magnatune)
• Ben Collins (Ubuntu / Former Debian Project Leader)
• Aza Raskin (Mozilla / Humanized)

There will be many more, and you could be one of them! The Call For Papers Is Open!

LugRadio Live USA 2008 takes place on the 12th and 13th April at The Metreon in San Francisco.

Posted on January 30, 2008 - by jono

Comments now fixed

Well, I just discovered that the majority of comments for jonobacon.org were being held in a moderation queue for the last four months – it seems my anti-spam filter was being a bit urgent. I have just approved over 400 comments – how annoying that this happened. Sorry about that folks.

Normal service should be resumed now. Comment on…!

Posted on January 30, 2008 - by jono

ging++;

Well, it seems Langridge has clocked up another year. Happy Birthday to him. Everyone should buy him a pie or something. Oh wait…

I wonder if he will be wearing his lucky red suit for his birthday, the one he loves at Christmas time:

Kept that one quiet didn’t you, Langridge?

Happy Birthday, pal.

Posted on January 30, 2008 - by jono

Ubuntu and French Police. Bring. It. On.

“We will introduce Linux every time we have to replace a desktop computer,” he said, “so this year we expect to change 5,000-8,000 to Ubuntu and then 12,000-15,000 over the next four years so that every desktop uses the Linux operating system by 2013-2014.“

The world domination continues…

Posted on January 29, 2008 - by jono

Death Metal Bert and Ernie

I always knew they were this metal…

via videosift.com

Posted on January 29, 2008 - by jono

Quickies

Some quickies for you:

• I bought a Dell M1330. Unfortunately I put in the order a week before the Ubuntu availability was announced, so I did not get an Ubuntu pre-installed one. Not that it mattered, I never even booted Vista – Gutsy was on there quicker than you can say “they drink it in the jungle“. It is an excellent laptop – I went for the Intel graphics one to support the free drivers. Everything works out of the box, apart from Compiz – I had heard of some driver issues with the Intel card, and I am sure this will be fixed soon.
• I did an interview about Ubuntu for ComputerWorldUK. Go and read it here.
• More and more speakers for LugRadio Live USA 2008 are confirming – I will announce them in another blog entry.
• Overkill are playing Bloodstock! This makes me happy – they are one of my fave bands, and I have only ever got a chance to watch them once over in the UK.
• In a week I head to SCALE and then to San Francisco. In between I will be doing a Google Tech Talk.

More soon…

Posted on January 29, 2008 - by jono

LugRadio Live USA 2008 – The Trailer

LugRadio Live USA 2008 is coming…

Go to LugRadio Live USA 2008, 12-13 April, San Francisco! Watch this, then spread the word!

Can’t see the vid? Click here.

Go submit your papers too, potential speakers.

Posted on January 28, 2008 - by jono

LugRadio Live USA 2008 Speakers and Call For Papers open!

Well, the three other large gents and I are beavering away on LugRadio Live USA 2008 which happens on the 12th and 13th April 2008 at The Metreon in San Francisco, and I have two exciting bits of information to report.

Firstly, we have our first set of confirmed speakers. They are:

• Jeremy Allison (Samba / Google)
• Ian Murdock (OpenSolaris / Sun)
• Robert Love (Kernel / GNOME / Google)
• Dan Kegel (Wine)
• Val Henson (Kernel / Intel)
• John Buckman (Magnatune)
• Ben Collins (Ubuntu / Former Debian Project Leader)
• Aza Raskin (Mozilla / Humanized)

Secondly, the Call For Papers is NOW OPEN!!

We are not just looking for out and out rock stars, but any talks that cover interesting subjects. See this page for more details, and get your submissions in by the 15th Feb 2008!

For more details of the event see this page and the main website. Lets all make LugRadio Live USA 2008 kick arse and take names.

Posted on January 24, 2008 - by jono

January Ubuntu Report

The latest Ubuntu Teams Report is out!

This months report is crammed full of updates on work done by people involved with the Community Council, IRC Team, Kubuntu, Mobile Team, MOTU, Server Team, Technical Board, Ubuntu Studio, US LoCo Teams Project, Ubuntu Women, Full Circle Magazine and the Installer.

If your team is not involved in the monthly reports, go here and take part.

Kick arse.

Posted on January 19, 2008 - by jono

Damn, and more damn

Well, so much for hey Jono, all you need to do is open up your laptop and check if the keyboard ribbon cable has unseated – I did that tonight, in a fit of bravery, and now it won’t turn on again.

Guess I will need that new laptop after all. Dammit.