About
I work as the Ubuntu Community Manager for Canonical, and look after the world-wide community of Ubuntu contributors and developers. I am based in the UK.
Consultant
Leading consultant on technology, Open Source and solutions. A range of experience in advising on strong IT solutions, Open Source best practice
Clients have included IBM, Apple, Intel, Edelman, Microsoft, National Institute Of Mental Health, theKompany.com, Wolverhampton University, Aston Pride, Trolltech, Aerospace Direct, Telewest, Chase Academy, St Domonics Catholic School, Docuware Solutions, SmartRegion, Qpar Angus, Fold Communications, Heywire, Certegy, Active Media Solutions, Entice Technology, Cybacat, Gentec, Advantage West Midlands, Placement Finder, Weatherite Holdings, Mill Wharf, Nomad Computers, QBS Group
Writer
Established writer about technology, music and culture for a range of publications, with hundreds of published articles. Co-authored Linux Desktop Hacks for O’Reilly.
Co-authored Linux Desktop Hacks, published by O’Reilly.
Has written for a range of magazines and websites, including Linux Format, Linux User & Developer, Linux Magazine, PC Plus, MacTech, MacFormat, Digital Home, What Guitar, Newsforge, O’Reilly Network, IBM developerWorks
Public Speaker
An established public speaker who has spoken at conferences around the world on a range of subjects related to Open Source and technology. Also participated in a range of event panel discussions and debates.
Events spoken at include Southern California Linux Expo, LinuxWorld, Linux User & Developer Conference, Blender Conference, IBM Linux Migration Seminar, European Friends Of O’Reilly, d:CODE, Association For Free Software Conference, UKUUG Conference West Midlands IT Association, OSS Watch Conference, IBM Developer Workshop, Manchester LUG, Nottingham LUG, Leeds LUG, Wolverhampton LUG and more.
I have also spoken extensively at OpenAdvantage seminars covering a range of topics including Open Source, web development, CRM, Voice over IP, community building, Mono and more.
Trainer
A trainer who has taught a range of different technologies to different levels.
Training topics have included PHP and MySQL development, Linux administration, 3D modelling with Blender, Python development
Open Source Contributor
Regular contributor to Open Source since 1998 spanning a range of different projects and areas.
Projects have included KDE, Wolverhampton Linux User Group, Infopoint Project, PHP West Midlands, Linux UK, KDE::Enterprise, KDE Usability Study, XAMPP Control Panel, GNOME iRiver and more…
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Blog Entries
[…] Wow Gusty Gibson (the next scheduled release of Ubuntu - non LTS) hasn’t even been released yet (October 2007) and Canonical community manager Jono Bacon (nice last name, no really)is already giving us a date for the next Ubuntu - Hardy Heron. According to Jono’s blog the release date for Hardy Heron will be scheduled for April 2008. This version will be a “long term support” version which basically means “it will benefit from security updates and paid technical support for five years on the server and three years on the desktop”. […]
August 30th, 2007 | #
[…] dziś po sieci przypadkiem trafiłem na death metalową wersję Free Software Song nagraną przez Jono Bacon’a. Bardzo mi się spodobała. :] Aż dziwię się, że dopiero teraz na nią trafiłem. Polecam.
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October 11th, 2007 | #
[…] around their projects and products, and how in the end many of these fail. In particular with Jono Bacon on team it is a noteworthy listen (segment starts at approx. 27:00). I think the only thing that […]
June 13th, 2008 | #