Blog posts tagged "Community"
Today, the first point release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS went live! To celebrate, we wanted to share how Ubuntu has evolved since the first release in 2004 to where we are today with 20.04. Thanks to those in the community and our users for your contributions and joining us on this journey. Upgrade to Ubuntu
TL:DR The tutorials site was refreshed. Tutorials are written in Discourse. They are then pulled and displayed on different sites: ubuntu.com, snapcraft.io, maas.io and jaas.ai. Contributing to open source tools goes beyond writing code. Some of the best contributions simply explain to others how to use the software through tutorials and
Ubuntu OS is open source, with a whole community working to shape and support it. Here are some resources from the Ubuntu community for the Ubuntu community.
If you’ve spent any time in the Snapcraft forum, it’s quite likely you’ve come across Dani Llewellyn – a keen community advocate or self-proclaimed Snapcrafter. Dani has always had a passion for computing and is completely self-taught. Outside of the community, Dani is a freelance WordPress developer. After getting into the open source wo
The next Ubucon Europe will take place at the Antiguo Instituto Jovellanos in Gijón/Xixón (Asturias, Spain), the 27th, 28th & 29th of April 2018. The Antiguo Instituto was built in 1797 as a centre for scientific and technical education. Currently, it is a public space maintained and managed by the City Council and it has
Since we started building a learning platform at tutorials.ubuntu.com, we have published over 30 tutorials on a wide range of Ubuntu-related topics: for developers wanting to assess new technologies (such as installing Kubernetes or running Linux containers on Windows) and users (such as using the snap command and creating bootable Ubuntu
We celebrated the launch of Ubuntu Core 16 hackathon, or shall we say Snapathon, that took place in Shenzhen between 26-27th November. The 30+ hour gathering and coding session was attended by developers, makers and anyone that was interested in the Internet of Things and the technology that powers them. Attendees were from different back
UbuCon Europe, 18-20 Nov 2016, Essen, Germany Recovering from a great UbuCon Europe session that just took place a couple weeks ago! This year was attended by 170 people from 20 countries, about half coming from Germany. Almost everyone was (obviously) running Ubuntu and had been around in the community for years. The event was
This year was the year of the first UbuCon Summit which took place in Pasadena in January. The next big Ubuntu event is just around the corner: the very first UbuCon Europe in Essen, Germany on the 19th and 20th November. The first international UbuCon in Europe UbuCon Europe is the first conference dedicated to
We’re very happy to announce the return of the Ubuntu App Design Clinics. The first session is planned for 4.00PM BST on Friday the 17th of June, with subsequent sessions occurring at 4.00PM BST on Thursdays. We’ll be on camera talking to Dan Wood regarding his work on the OwnCloud App. Feel free to drop
More, One, Needs, Life…these were some of the keywords used when we asked you, ‘What your life would look like if all your computing needs fitted into one device.’ With our first tablet that does just this – fit all your computing needs within one device – now available to buy, we wanted to celebrate
Without the community, Ubuntu would not exist. Ubuntu software is free and accessible to all and without the rich contributions, it wouldn’t be the service and brand it is today. The community is welcoming to people of all background and skills, it thrives to keep the Ubuntu project growing and is committed to open source
Today, we’re celebrating the arrival of two new Ubuntu phone community ports! If you’re the lucky owner of a Sony Xperia Z1 you will soon be able to download an image to turn it into an Ubuntu phone and PC! Alternatively if you’re the owner of a OnePlus One you will be able to flash
Over 100 Juju enthusiasts gathered this week for our second Juju Charmer Summit in beautiful Gent, Belgium as part of the Config Management Camp. This was our first time officially participating and helping to sponsor the event, and we are proud to join the existing Ansible, Chef, CFEngine/Rudder, Foreman, Puppet, and Salt tracks. Over 70
Today we celebrate our amazing Ubuntu Community and show our appreciation for all the hard work put into making Ubuntu what it is today. Ubuntu is not just an operating system, it is a whole community in which everybody collaborates with everybody to bring to the life a wonderful human experience. When you download the
We sat down with Dekko star Dan Chapman to get an insight into how he got involved with Ubuntu and his excitement for the release of the Pocket Desktop. Dan has been an active member of the Community since 2013, where he has worked closely with our Design Team to create one of our first