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<title>GNOME Foundation Membership Policy</title>
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<h1>Membership Policy for the GNOME Foundation</h1>
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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
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eligible for membership. Although it is difficult to specify a
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precise definition, a contributor generally must have contributed to a
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non-trivial improvement of the GNOME Project. Contributions may be
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code, documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide
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resources, or other non-trivial activities which benefit the GNOME
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Project. While large amounts of advocacy or bug reporting may qualify
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one as a member, such contributions must be significantly above the
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level expected of an ordinary user. Membership eligibility is an
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individual determination: while contributions made in the course of
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employment will be considered, they will generally be ascribed to the
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individuals involved, rather than accruing to all employees of a
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"contributing" corporation. As noted above, these guidelines are not
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meant to define precise objective criteria: ultimately, an
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individual's membership eligibility will be determined on a
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case-by-case basis, in the sound discretion of the Membership
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Committee and the Board of Directors.
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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.html">
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http://foundation.gnome.org/membership-form.html</a>.
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Please note that applications for membership must include sufficient
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information to allow the Membership Committee to verify the
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applicants' eligibility; applications which include inaccurate or
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insufficient information may be rejected at the committee's
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discretion.
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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,
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please contact the Membership Committee by electronic mail to <a
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href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">membership@gnome.org</a>; you may
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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
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the Board of Directors by e-mailing <a
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href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a>.
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<h3>Renewing your membership</h3>
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<b>Note: Complete renewal information will be made available before
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the first memberships expire.</b>
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Membership in the GNOME Foundation ordinarily lasts for two years.
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A reasonable period of time before your membership expires, you will
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be contacted by the Membership Committee with a request that you file
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a renewal application, available at [URL will be inserted here when
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available]. Renewal applications will be reviewed according to the
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same standards outlined above for an initial membership, and must
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generally be supported by recent or ongoing contributions to GNOME.
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If you do not file a valid renewal application by the specified
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deadline, your membership will terminate; former members may, of
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course, file a new application for membership at a later date, again
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provided it is supported by recent or ongoing contributions.
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