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<h1>Membership for the GNOME Foundation</h1>
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The Membership consists of all GNOME contributors who wish to become part
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of the Membership and go through the application process. Members can run
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for election to the Board of Directors, vote in the elections for the
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Board of Directors, and suggest referenda. The membership process is
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overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee. You can also browse
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the <a href="members.html">current membership list</a>.
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If you are a GNOME contributor and would like to become a member of the
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Foundation, fill in the <a href="application.php">membership application
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form</a>. If the form is not available, feel free to send your
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application by e-mail to <a
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href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">membership-committee@gnome.org</a>.
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<h2>Who is eligible for membership in the GNOME Foundation?</h2>
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Per the GNOME Foundation's charter, any contributor to GNOME is eligible
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for membership. Although it is difficult to specify a precise definition,
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a contributor generally must have contributed to a non-trivial
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improvement of the GNOME Project. Contributions may be code,
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documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide resources, or
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other non-trivial activities which benefit the GNOME Project. While large
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amounts of advocacy or bug reporting may qualify one as a member, such
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contributions must be significantly above the level expected of an
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ordinary user. Membership eligibility is an individual determination:
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while contributions made in the course of employment will be considered,
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they will generally be ascribed to the individuals involved, rather
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than accruing to all employees of a "contributing" corporation. As noted
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above, these guidelines are not meant to define precise objective
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criteria: ultimately, an individual's membership eligibility will be
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determined on a case-by-case basis, in the sound discretion of the
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Membership Committee and the Board of Directors.
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For a more complete definition of the guidelines, you can look at the <a
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href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2002-October/msg00003.html">proposal
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for guidelines</a> that was accepted by the board in 2002 October.
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<h2>How can I apply for membership in the GNOME Foundation?</h2>
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To apply for membership, please complete the form available <a
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href="application.php">on the web</a>. Please note that applications for
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membership must include sufficient information to allow the Membership
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Committee to verify the applicants' eligibility; applications which
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include inaccurate or insufficient information may be rejected at the
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committee's discretion.
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<h2>My application was rejected; what can I do?</h2>
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If you have questions as to why your application was rejected, please
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contact the Membership Committee by electronic mail to <a
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href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">membership-committee@gnome.org</a>;
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you may be able to provide additional information which will lead to the
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approval of your application. If you are still dissatisfied with the
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Membership Committee's determination, you may appeal the decision to the
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Board of Directors by e-mailing <a
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href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a>.
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<h2>Renewing your membership</h2>
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Membership in the GNOME Foundation ordinarily lasts for two years. A
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reasonable period of time before your membership expires, you will be
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contacted by the Membership Committee with a request that you file a
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renewal application, available <a href="application.php">here</a>.
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Renewal applications will be reviewed according to the same standards
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outlined above for an initial membership, and must generally be supported
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by recent or ongoing contributions to GNOME. If you do not file a valid
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renewal application by the specified deadline, your membership will
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terminate; former members may, of course, file a new application for
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membership at a later date, again provided it is supported by recent or
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ongoing contributions.
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