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							|  |  |  |   <h2 align="center">Membership Policy for the GNOME Foundation</h2> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   <h3>Who is eligible for membership in the GNOME Foundation?</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |    Per the GNOME Foundation's charter, any contributor to GNOME is | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    eligible for membership.  Although it is difficult to specify a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    precise definition, a contributor generally must have contributed to a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    non-trivial improvement of the GNOME Project.  Contributions may be | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    code, documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    resources, or other non-trivial activities which benefit the GNOME | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    Project.  While large amounts of advocacy or bug reporting may qualify | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    one as a member, such contributions must be significantly above the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    level expected of an ordinary user.  Membership eligibility is an | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    individual determination: while contributions made in the course of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    employment will be considered, they will generally be ascribed to the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    individuals involved, rather than accruing to all employees of a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    "contributing" corporation.  As noted above, these guidelines are not | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    meant to define precise objective criteria: ultimately, an | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    individual's membership eligibility will be determined on a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    case-by-case basis, in the sound discretion of the 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 href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2002-October/msg00003.html">proposal for guidelines</a> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    that was accepted by the board in 2002 October. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   <h3>How can I apply for membership in the GNOME Foundation?</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |    To apply for membership, please complete the form available at <a | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    href="http://foundation.gnome.org/membership-form.php"> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    http://foundation.gnome.org/membership-form.php</a>. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    Please note that applications for membership must include sufficient | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    information to allow the Membership Committee to verify the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    applicants' eligibility; applications which include inaccurate or | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    insufficient information may be rejected at the committee's | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   <h3>My application was rejected; what can I do?</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |    If you have questions as to why your application was rejected, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    please contact the Membership Committee by electronic mail to <a | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">membership-committee@gnome.org</a>; you may | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    be able to provide additional information which will lead to the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    approval of your application.  If you are still dissatisfied with the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    Membership Committee's determination, you may appeal the decision to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    the Board of Directors by e-mailing <a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a>. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   <h3>Renewing your membership</h3> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |    Membership in the GNOME Foundation ordinarily lasts for two years. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    A reasonable period of time before your membership expires, you will | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    be contacted by the Membership Committee with a request that you file | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    a renewal application, available <a href="membership-form.php">here</a>. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    Renewal applications will be reviewed according to the | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |    same standards outlined above for an initial membership, and must | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    generally be supported by recent or ongoing contributions to GNOME. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    If you do not file a valid renewal application by the specified | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    deadline, your membership will terminate; former members may, of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    course, file a new application for membership at a later date, again | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |    provided it is supported by recent or ongoing contributions. | 
					
						
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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 | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |       Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center> | 
					
						
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