The ever enthusiastic musician, community leader, and now author Jono Bacon has just announced his next Creative Commons licensed endeavor: a book published by O’Reilly on building, maintaining, and energizing communities called Art of Community. The announcement posted on artofcommunityonline.org explains the project: The book covers a wide range of topics designed to build strong…

After the great success of the first Ubuntu FreeCulture Showcase just 4 months ago the great people at Ubuntu have opened up the door for submissions for the latest Showcase. The Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase is a way to show off the high-quality creativeness of the Free/Open Source community. The winners of the competition are…

If you can’t attend the Standford Open Source (Un)Conference this Friday because you are in London, you are in luck! There is another unconference option right in your city! The Onemedia Unconference, which is being held in London today and tomorrow, is hoping to provide a venue for all who are interested in how new…

Written, performed, recorded and produced entirely by Jono Bacon, the album touches a range of political and social topics, driven by a brutal, thundering style with pounding double bass drumming, grinding guitars and guttural vocals. The album was recorded in Jono’s home studio in central England and combines a range of styles. Pre-release listening sessions…

The Ubuntu FreeCulture Showcase, which was announced back in August, has now come to an end and the winners revealed. Congratulations to both Andrés Vidau and Andrew Higginson! Their winning submissions will be on over a million Ubuntu users’ desktops! Andrés won the audio division with the song “Patas de Trapo” which you can download…