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<title>About the GNOME Foundation</title>
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<h1>About the GNOME Foundation</h1>
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The GNOME Foundation is comprised of a number of bodies - the
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Board of Directors, the Executive Director, the Advisory Board
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and the GNOME Membership. The <a href="charter/">GNOME Foundation
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Charter</a> outlines the overall purpose, structure, and process
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for the GNOME Foundation. The <a href="bylaws.pdf">GNOME Foundation By-laws</a>
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(PDF) document the policies and procedures of the Foundation as a
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non-profit group.
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<h2>Board of Directors</h2>
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The GNOME Foundation is run by a Board of Directors, which is elected
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annually by the GNOME community, as the GNOME Membership, to carry out
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much of the GNOME Foundation's tasks. The Board of Directors meets every
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other week with a phone conference to discuss various topics pertaining
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to the regular activities of the GNOME Foundation and GNOME. The minutes
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to these meetings are posted publicly on the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">
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foundation-list archives</a>.
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The Board of Directors for Fall 2004 through Fall 2005 is:
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<ul>
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<li>Jonathan Blandford</li>
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<li>Murray Cumming</li>
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<li>Jody Goldberg</li>
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<li>Miguel de Icaza</li>
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<li>Federico Mena-Quintera</li>
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<li>David Neary</li>
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<li>Tim Ney</li>
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<li>Christian Schaller</li>
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<li>Owen Taylor (Chairperson)</li>
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<li>Daniel Veillard</li>
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<li>Luis Villa</li>
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<h2>Executive Director</h2>
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Tim Ney is the GNOME Foundation's executive director. Mr. Ney has
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a wealth of experience working for non-profit organizations from the
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fine arts to high tech. Previously at the Free Software Foundation,
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Mr. Ney is very familiar with the Free Software idealogy and community
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and has already integrated into the GNOME community seamlessly. Joining
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the GNOME Foundation at less than one year from its inception, Mr. Ney
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is playing a crucial role in growing and developing the Foundation in
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its formative years.
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The executive director is tasked with managing and growing the GNOME
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Foundation as an organization. These tasks include working with the Board
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of Directors, Advisory Board members, GNOME membership, and other GNOME
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supporters to improve GNOME, support the GNOME community, and achieve
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the goals of the GNOME Foundation. The executive director also oversee's
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the GNOME Foundation's legal, administrative, and fundraising efforts.
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<h2>Advisory Board</h2>
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The Advisory Board is made up of organizations and companies that support
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GNOME. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides a
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vehicle for its members to communicate with the Board of Directors and
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help the Directors guide the overall direction of GNOME and the GNOME
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Foundation.
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The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following GNOME
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Foundation member corporations and projects:
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<li>Debian Project</li>
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<li>Free Software Foundation</li>
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<li>Hewlett-Packard</li>
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<li>IBM</li>
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<li>Novell</li>
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<li>Red Hat</li>
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<li>Sun Microsystems</li>
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Advisory board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance
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the operations of the GNOME foundation. There are two levels for
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commerical companies.
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<li>Small company: 1-49 employees. $5,000 / year</li>
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<li>Medium and large company: 50 or more employees. $10,000 / year</li>
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No fee is paid by the invited non-profit organizations that are part
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of the advisory board.
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<h2>GNOME Membership</h2>
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<p>The GNOME Membership consists of all the contributors to the GNOME
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project. Members can run for election to the Board of Directors,
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vote in the elections for the Board of Directors, and suggest referenda.
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