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							|  |  |  |       <h2 align="center">Board of Director Overview:</h2> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |       <h2 align="center">Running and Voting for the Board of Directors</h2> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |       <h3>GNOME Foundation Overview</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        The GNOME Foundation will work to further the goal of the  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        GNOME project: to create a computing platform for use by  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        To achieve this goal, the Foundation will coordinate releases  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        of GNOME and determine which projects are part of GNOME. The  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        Foundation will act as an official voice for the GNOME project,  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        providing a means of communication with the press and with  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        software. The foundation may produce educational materials and  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        documentation to help the public learn about GNOME software. In  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        addition, it may sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences,  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        represent GNOME at relevant conferences sponsored by others, help  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        create technical standards for the project and promote the use and  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        development of GNOME software. For more information, see  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        <A HREF="http://foundation.gnome.org">The GNOME Foundation Web  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |       <h3>Becoming a Candidate for the Board of Directors</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        If you would like to become a candidate for the Board of Directors,  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Read this document.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Read the GNOME Foundation charter | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	(<A HREF="/charter.html">http://foundation.gnome.org/charter.html</A>).</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Read the GNOME Foundation by-laws | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	(<A HREF="/bylaws.pdf">http://foundation.gnome.org/bylaws.pdf</A>).</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Make sure you will have adequate time and interest in | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	performing the tasks described below.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Announce your candidacy by sending an email to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<A HREF="mailto:foundation-announce@gnome.org">foundation-announce@gnome.org</A> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	AND to <A HREF="mailto:foundation-list@gnome.org">foundation-list@gnome.org</A> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	with a description of how you have contributed to GNOME and why you | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	want to be on the Board of Directors. (Deadline: Nov 4, 2002)  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |       <h3>Partial List of Tasks of the Board of Directors</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        The Board of Directors must perform a broad set of both technical | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        and non-technical tasks including:  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Help set overall direction for GNOME.</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Identify and resolve problems in GNOME.  Identify weak points | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                and opportunities for improvement and work toward improving GNOME in | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                these areas.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |         <LI><P>Identify areas in which GNOME needs organizational improvement | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                and appoint committees or individuals to work on these areas. Work with  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                and help these teams to ensure the projects move forward succesfully.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                Some common examples are the release team, GUADEC organizing committee,  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                membership and elections committee, and the fundraising committee.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Identify areas where GNOME needs improvements in policy,  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                draft new policies, and go through revision and concensus-building of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                the policies with the GNOME community and Board.  Some common examples | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                include the GNOME Foundation charter, the membership policy, the  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                GNOME accounts policy, and the software license policy.</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Determine where and when GNOME conferences should be held and | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	       appoint individuals to coordinate the conferences.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Make announcements and press releases on behalf of GNOME.</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Address any legal issues which come up (trademarks branding, | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	       licensing, copyright assignment, etc.).</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Develop the GNOME Foundation.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Administer GNOME Foundation funds.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Hire, oversee, and work with any GNOME Foundation staff.</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Maintain a web page and mailing lists. Post public parts of | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	       Board meeting minutes to foundation-list. Discuss them on the mailing  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                list as necessary to guarantee all non-confidential Board activities are  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Arbitrate technical disputes between maintainers.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Act as a liaison with other open source projects.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Work with GNOME Foundation Advisory Board. Act as a liason with  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                advisory board members, updating them | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                to the state of GNOME, helping them to integrate into the GNOME | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |                community, and helping to bring their suggestions before the Board.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Work with companies who would like to learn more about GNOME | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	       and define how they can help and work with GNOME.</P> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        The Board of Directors should reflect the diversity of the GNOME | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        contributors as well as representatives of companies which are making | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        major contributions to GNOME, individuals from various geographic | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        regions, and representatives of other aspects of GNOME.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        The Board is tasked with addressing a diverse set of problems and  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        challenges and will function best if the Board members are equally  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |        diverse in their skill set and expertise. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |       <h3>Qualities of a Good Director</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        A good director will have the following characteristics:  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Be a good leader.</P> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Be willing and able to dedicate a significant amount of time to | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Be an active GNOME contributor who tracks the day-to-day | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	happenings of GNOME.</P> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |        All directors must be willing to:  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	<LI><P>Respect confidentiality of private discussions with | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	corporations who are interested in working with the GNOME | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Contribute a significant amount of time to working on various | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	GNOME Foundation projects and tasks.</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Participate in biweekly meetings which are held over a | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Attend an annual in-person meeting of the Board of Directors | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	(travel expenses would be covered by the Foundation).</P> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	<LI><P>Act on behalf of all GNOME contributors in the best interest | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	of GNOME, and not solely represent the interests of a specific | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |       <center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |       <a href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a> | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |       and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |       Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center> | 
					
						
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