In a recent blog post by Jono, he talked about reconnecting with Ubuntu’s ethos. He really hit things on the head. Whilst we have been making fantastic improvements with the distribution itself, and the user base – something has been lacking in the groove of the community.
I guess i started to feel something was dwindling around 5 months ago, but didn’t really understand what it was until Jono pointed it out in his blog post, and some nattterings at the Ubuntu Developers Summit.
I feel sometimes we get too sidetracked with infighting, governance, procedure and councils to remember that we are all here (in the community) because we love the people, and we love what they do.
I think sometimes we need to remember that thousands of people make effort towards Ubuntu, largely to make things better for the community around them. Ubuntu, for most, isn’t “work”, as in employment – it’s a hobby ( read addiction 
).
One thing that truly amazes me about the Ubuntu community – it’s large, and with any large community you expect it to attract some people you really can’t stand to be around. Surprisingly, this has never been the case for me. Everyone i’ve actually met in real life, seem to be great people.
Why is the community full of ‘good’ people?
Does Ubuntu only attract ‘good’ people?
Is there, in actual fact, good in everyone?
Does Ubuntu bring out the ‘good’ in everybody?
Do only ‘good’ people want to get involved in the community?
Who knows.
So here it is, a hug for anyone reading this. You rock my world, yes *you*. In summary, the community rocks – let’s keep it fun.
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