So, I ve been in the job market for a bit over a year. I was part of a layoff cycle in my last company, and finding a new gig has been difficult. I haven t been able to find something as of yet, but it s been a learning curve. The market is not what it has [ ]
To all the people I have interacted with in freenode, and to all the contributors I have worked with over there: I recently celebrated my 10-year anniversary of having an account in freenode. I have a lot of fond memories, met a lot of amazing people in that period of time. Some time ago, the [ ]
Our world is changing every day. Drastic changes can happen really quickly. Technology is advancing at a much faster pace than it used to a hundred years ago, and humans are adapting to those changes. The way we think, the way we operate, and how even how we communicate has drastically changed in the last [ ]
This September 15th, my Ubuntu Membership will turn six years old. I ve been with the community for a long time now (not as long as others!), and I ve learned a lot along the way. So far, I have only done volunteer work, and, a couple months ago, I decided I needed to take the next [ ]
Are you from the US Northwest area? Have something cool to tell or show from the open source world? Then you should apply to give a talk at SeaGL this year! SeaGL is a grassroots technical conference, taking place in Seattle, WA, United States in October 6-7th. It s dedicated to spreading knowledge about the GNU/Linux [ ]
It s my pleasure to announce UbuCon Latin America 2017! For a third consecutive year, we ll be holding it at the University of Lima, Peru. This year s conference will take place August 18-19th. UbuCon Latin America is a conference where people from LatAm and the rest of the world get together to discuss the state of [ ]
I personally stopped blogging a while ago, but I kinda feel this is a necessary blog post. A while ago, a professor used the term Community Manager interchangeably with Social Media Manager. I made a quick comment about them not being the same, and later some friends started questioning my reasoning. Last week during OSCON, [ ]
Hey everyone! And here I am, packing to go in yet another adventure. If you are near the Seattle area, I encourage you to go to SeaGl, a volunteer-ran conference. I will be speaking about Juju, and we ll also have an Ubuntu table! On the other hand, I will also be at UbuCon Europe. If [ ]
Hey everyone! Just a quick announcement that Ubuntu and Juju will be at Ohio Linux Fest this weekend. The event takes place at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, in Columbus, OH on Friday and Saturday. If you can drop by, please say hi! I will be giving a talk about Juju on Saturday at 3pm. Ubuntu [ ]
Hello everyone! This is a guest post by Menno Smits, who works on the Juju team. He originally announced this great news in the Juju mailing list (which you should all subscribe to!), and I thought it was definitely worth to announce in the Planet. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more great announcements, which I [ ]