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Jonathan Carter

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190 from 22 May 2005 to 27 Jul 2026
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2026 1

  1. DebConf26 – Santa Fe, Argentina

2025 3

  1. Debian 13
  2. DebConf25
  3. My first tag2upload upload

2024 3

  1. Debian Day South Africa 2024
  2. Orphaning bcachefs-tools in Debian
  3. DebConf24 – Busan, South Korea

2023 9

  1. DebConf23 – Kochi, India
  2. Debian 30th Birthday: Local Group event and Interview
  3. Debian 12
  4. CLUG Talk: Running Debian on a 100Gbps router
  5. Phone upgraded to Debian 12
  6. MiniDebConf Germany 2023
  7. Upgraded this host to Debian 12 (bookworm)
  8. Debian Reunion MiniDebConf 2022
  9. What are the most important improvements that Debian need to make?

2021 5

  1. Free Software Activities for 2021-09
  2. Free software activities for 2021-04
  3. Free Software Activities 2021-02
  4. Free Software Activities 2021-01
  5. Free Software Activities for 2020-12

2020 22

  1. CentOS Stream, or Debian?
  2. Free Software Activities for 2020-11
  3. Free Software Activities for 2020-10
  4. Free Software Activities for 2020-09
  5. Wootbook / Tongfang laptop
  6. DebConf 20 Online
  7. Free Software Activities for 2020-08
  8. The metamorphosis of Loopy Loop
  9. DebConf 20 Sessions
  10. bashtop, now in buster-backports
  11. GameMode in Debian
  12. Free Software Activities for 2020-07
  13. Free Software Activities for 2020-06
  14. Free Software Activities for 2020-05
  15. Free Software Activities for 2020-04
  16. Free Software Activities for 2020-03
  17. Lockdown
  18. Free Software activities for 2020-02
  19. Initial experiments with the Loongson Pi 2K
  20. Random bits from FOSDEM 2020
  21. Free Software Activities for 2020-01
  22. Free Software Activities (2019-12)

2019 20

  1. Free Software Activities (2019-11)
  2. Free Software Activities (2019-10)
  3. Calamares Plans for Debian 11
  4. Free Software Activities (2019-09)
  5. Free Software Activities (2019-08)
  6. Free Software Activities (2019-07)
  7. My Debian 10 (buster) Report
  8. PeerTube and LBRY
  9. Free Software Activities (2019-05)
  10. #debian-meeting revival
  11. Free Software Activities (2019-04)
  12. Debian project leader elections 2019
  13. Help test Debian Live
  14. Free Software Activities (2019-03)
  15. Fun and Debian
  16. DPL 2019 Election: Rebuttals
  17. GitLab and Debian
  18. Running for DPL
  19. Free Software Activities (2019-02)
  20. Free Software Activities (2019-01)

2018 2

  1. Plans for DebCamp18
  2. Video Channel Updates

2017 7

  1. Hello, world! – Welcome to my Linux related videos
  2. New powerline goodies in Debian
  3. I am now a Debian Developer
  4. Plans for DebCamp17
  5. AIMS Desktop 2017.1 is available!
  6. Debian 9 is available!
  7. GNOME Shell Extensions in Debian 9.0

2016 3

  1. A few impressions of DebConf 16 in Cape Town
  2. So, that was DebCamp16!
  3. DebConf 16 Updates

2015 3

  1. Debconf 15 in Heidelberg, Germany
  2. Squashfs Performance Testing
  3. Debconf 2016 to be hosted in Cape Town

2013 2

  1. Gnome Panel is Alive
  2. Ubuntu Developer Summit for 13.04 (Raring)

2012 11

  1. LTSP By The Sea 2012
  2. LLXC: My little python3-lxc based project
  3. Shello
  4. Wheezy Theme Updates
  5. Debconf 12 – Managua, Nicaragua
  6. I’m going to Debconf 12!
  7. Launchpad.net: bug 1 000 000
  8. Edubuntu Preliminary Plans for 12.10
  9. iPads in Education and the Road Ahead for Edubuntu
  10. LTSP Upstream
  11. Scaleconf Cape Town 2012

2011 14

  1. LTSP By The Sea 2011
  2. Ubuntu Developer Summit 12.04
  3. On the road again
  4. Gnome Summit Montréal
  5. Ubuntu Global Jam Montréal
  6. First Debian Upload
  7. Linux kernel running in your browser
  8. What’s happening in Edubuntu for Oneiric?
  9. Spacefun for LTSP on Debian
  10. New Edubuntu Wallpaper(s)
  11. Debian 6.0 (squeeze) is here!
  12. Custom Kernels on Debian
  13. How to deal with burnout
  14. Edubuntu Live Welcome

2010 16

  1. How do you find new music?
  2. Fonts in Edubuntu
  3. How do LTSP Fat Clients work?
  4. Ubuntu in Education OpenWeek Session
  5. The Maverick Meerkat is Here
  6. Edubuntu Maverick News
  7. If you can’t beat ’em…
  8. Welcome to new Ubuntu members from Debian!
  9. Canada!
  10. Ubuntu-ZA Cape Town Lucid Release Party
  11. Edubuntu 10.04 has arrived
  12. What’s been happening with Edubuntu?
  13. Antifeatures at Geekdinner Cape Town
  14. Edubuntu Bug Day
  15. LTSP Cluster Website
  16. Edubuntu Wiki Hug Day

2009 19

  1. Edubuntu Project 2.0 Status Update
  2. Geekdinner Cape Town: Quarrelsome Quince
  3. Ubuntu-ZA Karmic Release Parties
  4. Guess who’s now a Motu?
  5. Edubuntu 9.10 is Here
  6. The importance of saying “Hi”
  7. Software Freedom Day 2009
  8. Edubuntu Karmic Alpha 6 is Real
  9. Women are not crazy
  10. Renewed enthusiasm for Edubuntu
  11. Sun Microsystems Talk on Office Migration
  12. What is dented!?
  13. Ubuntu-ZA Loco Discs Have Arrived
  14. What should become of Edubuntu?
  15. Oracle to Buy Sun Microsystems
  16. More Easter Eggs in Ubuntu
  17. The correct way to file bugs in Ubuntu
  18. My Father is a Case Modder
  19. Updates from the world of Jonathan

2008 12

  1. FSF 2008 Fundraiser
  2. All you need is ubuntu
  3. Android Progress Upsetting to the Old Gaurd
  4. Political Tendencies
  5. MOTU Journey Update
  6. Hardy is here
  7. Sun Acquiring Innotek (Virtualbox)
  8. 70 000 Ubuntu workstation migration for French Police
  9. 23 000 Linux Desktops for Filipino schools
  10. Nokia to buy Trolltech
  11. Becta advises against Windows Vista in Britain schools
  12. Free Software Foundation Fundraiser

2007 19

  1. 10 More Games from the Ubuntu Universe
  2. SA Government to standardise on ODF
  3. Ubuntu turns 3 – Local get-togethers
  4. Microsoft now has 2 Open Source licenses
  5. IkamvaYouth Telkom Protest – October 12
  6. Russian Schools Switch to Linux and new Edubuntu wallpaper
  7. 75% of my Filesystem represents… PACMAN!
  8. CTWUG Committee Formed
  9. Gplv3
  10. Geekdinner last night
  11. FSF starts new campaign: Play OGG!
  12. Ubuntu Developer Summit in Sevilla, Spain
  13. Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Released
  14. Ubuntu Certified!
  15. Geekdinner
  16. Digital Freedom Expo 2007
  17. First week at Impi
  18. Free OpenSolaris discs
  19. 10 Games from the Ubuntu Universe

2006 14

  1. Buh-bye 2006!
  2. I’m bringing edgy back
  3. How not to break Ubuntu upgrades
  4. Kids thank (Ed)Ubuntu!
  5. Software Freedom Day 2006
  6. First Python user group meetup in Cape Town
  7. So long, and thanks for all the fish!
  8. Ubuntu Developer Summit Paris
  9. New Kid on the Block
  10. Prison ^C
  11. Linuxworld 2006 – Jo’burg
  12. Freedom Days
  13. Easter Egg Hunting
  14. Cake War!

2005 5

  1. Software Freedom Day 2005
  2. 12 tuXlab installations in one day – Port Elizabeth
  3. Edubuntu Summit 5.07 / First trip to London
  4. SLUG – 10 Schools – One Day
  5. LinuxWorld 2005 – Jo’burg