Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

  • Intel
  • Microsoft

Platinum Sponsors

  • Google
  • Sun Microsystems

Gold Sponsors

  • BT
  • IBM
  • Yahoo! Inc.
  • Zimbra

Silver Sponsors

  • Atlassian Software Systems
  • Disney
  • EnterpriseDB
  • Etelos
  • Ingres
  • JasperSoft
  • Kablink
  • Linagora
  • MindTouch
  • Mozilla Corporation
  • Novell, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • OpSource
  • RightScale
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • Tenth Planet
  • Ticketmaster
  • Voiceroute
  • White Oak Technologies, Inc.
  • XAware

Premier Media Partner

  • ZDNet

Sponsorship Opportunities

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Jono Bacon

Jono Bacon

Canonical UK Ltd

Jono Bacon works at Canonical as the Ubuntu Community Manager and works to grow, scale and lead the world-wide Ubuntu community. Bacon previously had a background in journalism (writing for over 12 publications and three books) and also worked as a professional Open Source advocate at the UK government funded OpenAdvantage. He is a prominent member of the Open Source community, co-founder and presenter of LugRadio, contributor to projects such as Jokosher, KDE and GNOME, and an active musician, playing in a metal band and recording his own solo material. He lives in the England.

Sessions

5:20pm Wednesday, 07/23/2008
The Ubuntu Community
People, Ubuntu
 Location: D135
Jono Bacon (Canonical UK Ltd) Moderated by: Jane Silber
The Ubuntu community is where the spirit of Ubuntu comes to life. Learn how it all works, and how you can get involved. Read more.
10:45am Thursday, 07/24/2008
The Evolution of Community
Administration, Emerging Topics, Linux, Programming
 Location: Portland 255
Joe Brockmeier (Novell), Ross Turk (SourceForge, Inc.), Jono Bacon (Canonical UK Ltd), John Mark Walker (CollabNet), Jeremy Hogan (Hyperic, Inc.) Moderated by: Joe Brockmeier
Over the past ten years nothing has impacted business more than community. Whether through the openness of software development spurred by Linux or the dismantling of media empires through blogging, the rise of communities has been the driving force in how we work and live today. For open source developers, what has to happen to maintain and grow the communities they've built? Read more.
1:45pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
Making Ubuntu Happen: Community Under The Microscope
Desktop Applications
 Location: D139/140
Jono Bacon (Canonical UK Ltd) Moderated by: Jono Bacon
In this brand new presentation, Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical, talks about the history of the Ubuntu community, the challenges it has faced, and where it is moving forward in his dream to build the "reference implementation of Free Software community, done right," all wrapped up in the amusing, anecdotal style he is known for. Read more.
OSCON 2008