David works on Ubuntu to bring free and accessible computing to the world. If there's any spare time, he leads, translates and hacks on Open Source projects, dances Lindy Hop and does occasional swing DJing. He sometimes talks in third person about himself.
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Ubuntu has been around for just over a decade. That’s a long time for a project built around a field that evolves at such a rapid pace as computing. And not just any computing –software made for (and by) human beings, who have also inevitably grown and evolved with Ubuntu. Over the years, Ubuntu has […]
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Starting on Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th of November, a new edition of the Ubuntu Online Summit is taking place next week. Three days of free and live content all around Ubuntu and Open Source: discussions, tutorials, demos, presentations and Q+As for anyone to get in touch with the latest news and technologies, and get […]
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I am thrilled to announce the next big event in the Ubuntu calendar: the UbuCon Summit, taking place in Pasadena, CA, in the US, from the 21st to 22nd of January 2016, hosted at SCALE and with Mark Shuttleworth on the opening keynote. Taking UbuCons to the next level UbuCons are a remarkable achievement from […]
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The 15.04 release frenzy over, but the next big event in the Ubuntu calendar is just around the corner. In about a week, from the 5th to 7th of May, the next edition of the Ubuntu Online Summit is taking off. Three days of sessions for developers, designers, advocates, users and all members of our […]
Continue Reading →Nearly two years ago, the Ubuntu Community Donations Program was created as an extension to the donations page on ubuntu.com/download, where those individuals who download Ubuntu for free can choose to support the project financially with a voluntary contribution. In doing so, they can use a set of sliders to determine which parts of the […]
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Over a week ago, we announced the Ubuntu Scope Showdown: a competition to write a scope for Ubuntu on phones in 5 weeks and win exciting prizes. Scopes are Ubuntu’s innovative take at revolutionizing the content and services experience. For users, they provide quick and intuitive access to content without the need of loading an […]
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After the recent news of Jono stepping down as the Ubuntu Community Manager to seek new challenges at XPRIZE, a new era in Ubuntu begins. Jono’s leadership, passion and drive to continually push the boundaries have been contagious over the years, and have been the catalyst for growing the unique community of individuals that defines […]
Continue Reading →As part of the Ubuntu App Developer Week, I just ran a live on-air session on how to internationalize your Ubuntu apps. Some of the participants on the live chat asked me if I could share the slides somewhere online. So here they are for your viewing pleasure :) If you’ve got any questions on […]
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Ubuntu, el sistema operatiu lliure més popular i innovador en núvols computacionals, en servidors i en milions d’ordinadors personals, entra al món dels dispositius mòbils. Després d’anunciar la versió per a mòbils i tauletes en l’anterior edició, l’Ubuntu, patrocinat per l’empresa Canonical, torna al Mobile World Congress a Barcelona. Aquest cop amb més força, més […]
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Core Apps Hack days are an easy way for app developers to get started contributing to one of the most important and visible parts of Ubuntu, and learn and share knowledge with an exciting community of some of the best Open Source developers around. As core app developer Riccardo Padovani, puts it: Driven by the […]
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