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On Governance

by on February 17, 2009 in Art Of Community, Art Of Community Entries, Community, Ubuntu

While writing a chapter on governance for the Art Of Community, I kick off the chapter with the wonderful story of how Mike Basinger, a volunteer who has never worked for Canonical Ltd, has been able to serve on two of the most significant governance bodies in the Ubuntu community. I think the story itself [...]

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Keeping Things In Perspective

by on February 17, 2009 in Community, Desktop

Am I the only one who is getting a little tired of all the bickering over version control in the GNOME community? I was under the impression that GNOME is people, not GNOME is people (who argue over which way you skin a cat). Version control is important, and it is important for us to [...]

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