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== History == Bacon started his work with the [[Linux]] community when he created the Linux UK website. When he left this project he moved on to join the [[KDE]] team, where he created the KDE::Enterprise website and KDE Usability Study, before shifting his attention to GNOME<ref>{{cite web|author=Jono Bacon|title=My Open Source Story|url=https://opensource.com/life/15/11/my-open-source-story-jono-bacon|date=April 2022}}</ref> Bacon started his career as a Linux journalist before moving on, in 2006, to work for OpenAdvantage, to help move organizations to Open Source solutions. From 4 September 2006,{{r|Shuttleworth_20060808}} until 28 May 2014, he worked for [[Canonical Ltd.]] as the [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] Community Manager.<ref name=paul>{{Cite news|url = https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2008/06/ubuntu-community-head-tests-music-economics-with-open-content.ars|title = Ubuntu community head tests music economics with open content|access-date = 5 August 2011|last = Paul|first = Ryan|date=June 2008| work = [[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>{{r|Graner_2010}} From 29 May 2014, until 30 October 2015, he worked at [[XPrize]] as the Senior Director of Community. From 14 November 2015, to May 2016, Bacon worked as Director of Community for [[GitHub]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jono Bacon|url=http://www.jonobacon.org/2015/10/15/goodbye-xprize-hello-github/|title=Goodbye XPRIZE, Hello GitHub|date=15 October 2015}}</ref>{{r|TCCurrie_20160223}}<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fossforce.com/2016/05/jono-bacon-leaves-github/ | title=Jono Bacon Leaves GitHub | publisher=FOSS Force | date=25 May 2016}}</ref> He currently works as a consultant on community strategy.{{r|consulting}}
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