Editing Jono Bacon

{{Short description|Writer and software engineer}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jono Bacon
| image = Jono Bacon (cropped).jpg
| birth_name = Jonathan Edward James Bacon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Northallerton]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]{{r|bio}}
| caption = Bacon giving a speech at the O'Reilly Conference
| occupation = {{hlist|Author{{r|bio}}|[[Online community manager|Community Manager]]{{r|bio}}|Consultant{{r|consulting}}|Musician{{r|Graner_2010}}|Podcaster{{r|bio}}|Speaker{{r|bio}}}}
| spouse=Erica Bacon ([[née]] Brescia){{r|bio}}
| children=1{{r|bio}}
| website = {{URL|jonobacon.com}}
}}

'''Jonathan Edward James Bacon'''<ref>{{cite web|title= Long is the way – 18th June 2007: Season 4 Episode 21 : 76.51 (podcast)|url= http://www.lugradio.org/episodes/80|publisher=[[LugRadio]]|date=18 June 2007|access-date=25 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=576|title=Clan Jono|publisher=jonobacon.org|date=5 December 2005|access-date=25 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009180618/http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=576|archive-date=9 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a writer and software engineer, originally from the United Kingdom, but now based in California. He works as a consultant on community strategy. He is also the founder of Stateshift, a consulting firm focused on developer relations and go-to-market strategy. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Stateshift |url=https://www.stateshift.com/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=www.stateshift.com |language=en}}</ref>

== 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}}

== Journalism ==
Bacon has written for a variety of publications, including ''[[Linux User and Developer]]'', ''[[Linux Format]]'', ''[[Linux Magazine]]'', ''[[MacTech]]'', ''[[MacFormat]]'' and ''[[PC Plus]]''. In addition to these magazines, he has also written a number of books, including "The Art of Community", "Linux Desktop Hacks",<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Petreley, Jono Bacon |url=http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009113 |title=Linux Desktop Hacks – O'Reilly Media |publisher=Oreilly.com |access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> "PHP and MySQL Web Applications: Building Eight Dynamic Web Sites"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Practical-PHP-and-MySQL-Building-Eight-Dynamic-Web-Applications/9780132239974.page |title=Pearson – Practical PHP and MySQL®: Building Eight Dynamic Web Applications – Jono Bacon |publisher=Pearsonhighered.com |date=14 November 2006 |access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> and he also co-wrote "The Official Ubuntu Book" ({{ISBN|0-13-243594-2}}) with [[Benjamin Mako Hill]], Corey Burger, and Jonathan Jesse. His most recent book, ''People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams'' (Harper Business, 2019), explores how organizations can build and scale communities to drive growth and engagement. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Bacon |first=Jono |title=People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams |date=2019 |publisher=Harper Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1400214884}}</ref>

Bacon was the co-founder of the ''[[LugRadio]]'' and ''Bad Voltage'' podcasts and was a co-host on [[FLOSS Weekly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twit.tv/floss|title=FLOSS Weekly|work=TWiT.tv|access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

== Music ==
Bacon played in several [[Metal music|metal]] bands as singer and guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Seraphidian/2944 |title=Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives – Seraphidian |publisher=The Metal Archives |access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> From 2008 to 2012, he and [[Defiance (metal band)|Defiance]] guitarist Jim Adams ran the metal band Severed Fifth, which released three albums and distributed its music freely under a [[Creative Commons license]].{{r|Graner_2010}}<ref name=paul />

==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book | last1 = Bacon | first1 = Jono | author-link1 = Jono Bacon | author-mask1 = 1 | others = Foreword by Leo Laporte | date = May 2012 | title = The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice) | url = https://archive.org/details/ArtOfCommunitySecondEdition | url-access = registration | language = en | edition = Second | publisher = [[O'Reilly Media]] | isbn = 978-0596156718 | lccn = 2010277242 | oclc = 804515247 | ol = OL24194264M | via = [[Internet Archive]] | df = dmy-all }}
*{{cite book | last1 = Bacon | first1 = Jono | author-link1 = Jono Bacon | author-mask1 = 1 | others = Foreword by Peter H. Diamandis | date = 2021-02-09 | title = People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams | language = en | publisher = [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Leadership]] | isbn = 978-1400214914 | lccn = 2019007469 | oclc = 1204176866 | ol = OL29812845M | df = dmy-all }}
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== References ==
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<ref name="bio">{{cite web | author = <!-- not stated --> | date = n.d. | title = Bio | url = https://pages.jonobacon.com/landing1655008019855 | url-status = live | website = jonobacon.com | language = en | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221206164618/https://www.jonobacon.com/about/bio/ | archive-date = 2022-12-06 | access-date = 2023-02-20 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="consulting">{{cite web | author = <!-- not stated --> | date = n.d. | title = Advising And Consulting Services | url = https://pages.jonobacon.com/landing1655008019855 | url-status = live | website = jonobacon.com | language = en | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221225160345/https://pages.jonobacon.com/landing1655008019855 | archive-date = 2022-12-25 | access-date = 2023-02-20 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="TCCurrie_20160223">{{cite web | last1 = Currie | first1 = TC | date = 2016-02-23 | title = GitHub Responds to User Dissatisfaction over Issue Tracking | url = https://thenewstack.io/github-responds-user-dissatisfaction-issue-tracking/ | url-status = live | website = TheNewStack | language = en | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221003150334/https://thenewstack.io/github-responds-user-dissatisfaction-issue-tracking/ | archive-date = 2022-10-03 | access-date = 2023-02-20 | quote = The next day, Jono Bacon, the Director of Community at GitHub, thanked the posters for their constructive criticism and promised to look into their requests. | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Shuttleworth_20060808">{{cite web | last1 = Shuttleworth | first1 = Mark | author-link1 = Mark Shuttleworth | date = 2006-08-08 | title = Jono Bacon steps up | url = https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/53 | url-status = live | website = Mark Shuttleworth {{!}} here be dragons (blog) | language = en | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221205034813/https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/53 | archive-date = 2022-12-05 | access-date = 2023-02-20 | quote = A short while ago I blogged about what I think is one of the most interesting and challenging positions at Canonical – the Ubuntu community manager. We had several fantastic folks in the shortlist and I’m pleased to say that Jono Bacon (a.k.a. jono on IRC.freenode.net, pictured here playing his own interpretation of Hamlet) will be stepping up to the plate. | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Graner_2010">{{cite magazine | last1 = Graner | first1 = Amber | date = 2010 | title = Herding cats with Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon | url = https://www.ubuntu-user.com/content/download/1627/10872/file/008-009_interview_jono.pdf | url-status = live | magazine = [[Ubuntu User]] | language = en | issue = 6 | publisher = Linux New Media AG | pages = 8–9 | issn = 2040-8080 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170705053536/https://www.ubuntu-user.com/content/download/1627/10872/file/008-009_interview_jono.pdf | archive-date = 2017-07-05 | access-date = 2023-02-20 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Jono Bacon}}
* [https://www.jonobacon.com/ Jono Bacon's website and blog]

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