Category Archives: Community

Remembering and thanking Steve Langasek

By tsimonq2 | Published: 2025-01-06

The following is a post from Mark Shuttleworth on the Ubuntu Discourse instance. For more information, you can find the full post here. Steve Langasek is one of my heroes in open source and in life. He epitomises everything that is great about the movement – depth of technical insight, generosity of spirit, rigour in […]

Call for nominations: 2024 Ubuntu Technical Board

By guiverc | Published: 2024-11-27

We’re looking for motivated people that want to join the Ubuntu Technical Board! The Ubuntu Technical Board is responsible for the technical direction of Ubuntu. It makes decisions on package selection, packaging policy, installation systems and processes, kernel, X server, display management, library versions, and dependencies. The board works with relevant teams to establish a […]

Call for nominations: 2024 Ubuntu Membership Board

By guiverc | Published: 2024-11-27

We’re looking for motivated people that want to join the Ubuntu Membership Board! This board reviews and evaluates Ubuntu Membership applications. Who can apply The eligibility requirements are Be an Ubuntu Member (preferably for some time) Be committed to attending the membership meetings Be confident that you can evaluate contributions to various parts of our […]

New Ubuntu Community Council 2024

By guiverc | Published: 2024-10-20

Merlijn writes: I’m happy to announce the new 2024 Ubuntu Community Council! Heather Ellsworth (~hellsworth1) Scarlett Moore (~scarlettmoore) Nathan Haines (~nhaines) José Antonio Rey (~jose) Thomas Ward (~teward) Merlijn Sebrechts (~merlijn-sebrechts) Aaron Rainbolt (~arraybolt3) They are all elected for a period of two years. I want to thank everyone who nominated themselves. While Khairul Aizat […]

Call for nominations: Ubuntu Community Council

By guiverc | Published: 2024-08-26

We’re looking for motivated people that want to join the Ubuntu Community Council! The Community Council is the highest governance body of the Ubuntu project. They handle Code of Conduct violations, mediate conflict, and support the community. For more concrete examples of what the Ubuntu Community Council works on, take a look at “A year […]