Category Archives: Community

Looking for Community Council nominations

By José Antonio Rey | Published: 2017-07-02

The Community Council is looking for nominees for the upcoming election. In the past months and weeks Laura and Mike stepped down from the CC for personal reasons, so we decided to restaff the CC a bit early. Normally, elections would have been in November, so we’re a few months early. If you are interested […]

Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations

By José Antonio Rey | Published: 2017-04-23

As you may know, Ubuntu Membership is a recognition of significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. To this end, the Community Council recruits from our current member community for the valuable role of reviewing and evaluating the contributions of potential members to bring them on board or assist with having them […]

Gearing up for issue 500 with quotes and a quiz!

By lyz | Published: 2017-02-03

To celebrate the release of Ubuntu Weekly News (UWN) Issue 500 coming up in a few weeks, we need some help from you! Issue 500 will feature quotes from leaders in the community and Canonical, and from folks just like you. We’re also trying to mix things up a bit by offering some prizes for […]

We’re looking for Ubuntu 17.04 wallpapers right now!

By lyz | Published: 2017-01-29

Ubuntu is a testament to the power of sharing, and we use the default selection of desktop wallpapers in each release as a way to celebrate the larger Free Culture movement. Talented artists across the globe create media and release it under licenses that don’t simply allow, but cheerfully encourage sharing and adaptation. This cycle’s […]

(Re)Welcome New Membership Board Members!

By José Antonio Rey | Published: 2016-09-26

The Community Council apologizes for the long wait to decide on which nominates will be included in this two (2) year round, but here they are: Naeil Zoueidi https://launchpad.net/~naeilzoueidi Khairul Aizat Kamrudzzaman https://launchpad.net/~fenris Simon Quigley https://launchpad.net/~tsimonq2 C de-Avillez https://launchpad.net/~hggdh2 Elizabeth K. Joseph https://launchpad.net/~lyz Marco Ceppi https://launchpad.net/~marcoceppi Alan Pope https://launchpad.net/~popey Please help us to (re)welcome our […]