Ubuntu: Project, Platform, Products
When most people talk about Ubuntu, they usually mean our flagship product, Ubuntu Desktop Edition. Sometimes, they might mean the Ubuntu project, or the community of people who work on it, or various...
View ArticleThree ways for Ubuntu to help developers
Developers are a crucial part of any successful software platform. In the same way that an operating system is “just” a means for people to use applications, a platform is “just” a means for developers...
View ArticleUbuntu Brainstorm Top 10 for December 2010
As I mentioned recently, the Ubuntu Technical Board is reviewing the most popular topics in Ubuntu Brainstorm and coordinating official responses on behalf of the project. This means that the most...
View ArticleRejoining Debian
A couple of months ago, Debian project membership voted, after extensive discussion, to implement a fundamental change in the Debian community: to welcome as members people who make a valuable...
View ArticleA diversity statement for Ubuntu
The Ubuntu website states that “we aim to make Ubuntu a wonderful place to participate”. We developed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct to set a standard for participants to accept each other in the spirit of...
View ArticleWhy I’m excited about joining Singly
This summer, I’ll be taking a bit of time off, moving back to San Francisco and starting a new job. I can’t wait to get back to work. Here’s why. Me and my data I have a singular relationship with my...
View ArticleDEX finishes first batch of derivative patches for Debian
It’s been a few months since Zack and I announced the DEX project, which aims to improve the Debian ecosystem by working jointly with derivative distributions. Our first milestone The goal of our first...
View ArticleBuilding a personal data locker
If you were building a digital container to store your personal data, what would it look like? Personal data being information associated with you: your contacts, your photos, the web pages you’ve...
View ArticleDecoding a .mobileconfig file containing a Cisco IPsec VPN configuration
When someone wants to give you access to a Cisco VPN, they might give you a .mobileconfig file. This is apparently used by MacOS and iOS to encapsulate the configuration parameters needed to connect to...
View ArticleBack to the future
In my professional role as Ubuntu CTO, I take on a number of different perspectives, which sometimes compete for my attention, including: Inward – supporting the people in my department, alignment with...
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