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<title>GNOME Foundation 2012 Elections Candidates</title>
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<h1>Candidates for the GNOME Foundation 2012 Elections</h1>
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Below you will find a list of candidates who are running for the
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GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. A short summary statement from
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each candidate and a link to their full candidacy announcement is
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provided to help you learn more about them. We encourage all voters
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to read the full candidacy statements and related discussions on
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
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When deciding who you should vote for, please carefully consider
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the various tasks the Board of Directors must perform. This
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<a href="../overview.html">overview</a> may be helpful. Keep in mind that
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the board will make a number of important decisions and will also have to
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perform many tasks which require a significant amount of time and effort
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and the ability to work and communicate with other people, companies, and
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the media. The board of directors will represent GNOME to companies and
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the world in a very real way. It is a good idea to strive for a
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well-balanced board consisting of people with various backgrounds,
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skills, and perspectives.
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Additional elections details can be found on the
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<a href="../../">GNOME Foundation Web Site</a>.
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If you have any questions, please send them to either
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>
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or to us at <a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
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</p>
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<h2>Candidates for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors</h2>
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<strong>1. Brian Cameron</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Oracle</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00005.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00005.html</a>
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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I am running for re-election for a third term on the board. I am
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running not just because I love GNOME, the GNOME community, and free
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software; but also because I have experience working on the board and a
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good track record of getting things done.
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</blockquote>
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<strong>2. Yang Emily Chen</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Will become Oracle soon after LEC in China)</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00008.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00008.html</a>
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<blockquote>
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Hi, this Emily Chen. I participated in GNOME since 2006. Now I am continue working in GNOME community because I believe in GNOME. I worked on LDTP project in 2006, then participated in Google Summer of Code 2006 and 2007 on GNOME LDTP projects as mentor. In 2008, I started the GNOME.Asia and organized the GNOME.Asia Summit 2008 in China and GNOME.Asia Summit 2009 in Vietnam. Now I am working on the GNOME.Asia 2010, which will be host in Taiwan in August. Also, I start the Beijing GNOME Users Group in Beijing since 2008 Nov. Now Beijing GNOME Users Group is one of the most active organization in Beijing. I want to make GNOME grow in Beijing, China, and Asia, it is meaningful to promote GNOME to more people, especially in Asia, because I see many opportunity and good community here in Asian.
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<strong>3. Baris Cicek</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Nerd Software</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00015.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00015.html</a>
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I'm 27 years old, and contributing GNOME since early 2000s. I've been
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taking role of GNOME Turkish translation coordinator since 2004, and in
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past served community at GNOME Membership and Elections committee for
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three years. My last but not the least significant contribution was
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organizing GUADEC 2008 which was held in Istanbul.
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Since from the day one I've also been trying to contribute with
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occasional bug reports and patches for various GNOME applications as
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well.
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<strong>4. Paul Cutler</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Novell</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00002.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00002.html</a>
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<blockquote>
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Hi, I'm Paul and I've been contributing to GNOME since 2006 in
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documentation, marketing and the web team. I have been on the Board for
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the last two months having been asked to fill Behdad's term. I think the
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GNOME Foundation is doing very well and the future is bright with GNOME
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3.0 just around the corner. I want to help promote GNOME 3 and continue
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to improve the communication between the Board, the GNOME communities
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and GNOME's partners to help GNOME grow.
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</blockquote>
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<strong>5. Seif Lotfy</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>None</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00014.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00014.html</a>
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Hello, I'm Seif Lotfy, I have been using GNOME since 2004
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and participated starting 2007. I enjoy being part of the community and
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enjoy spreading GNOME.
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I initiated Zeitgeist and GNOME activity Journal, and dedicated most of
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my time developing them and building a community around both. Now I would
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love to start contributing in other parts of GNOME.
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<strong>6. Og Maciel</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>rPath Inc</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00004.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00004.html</a>
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<blockquote>
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The GNOME Project has allowed me to take my first steps into the world
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of collaborative projects and long nights of translation sprints. Due
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to my open minded attitude, I have been able to get involved in many
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different projects and work with a great number of interesting people.
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My passion is in the community aspect of these projects and how to
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better integrate new comers and volunteers with the rest of the
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community. I am also extremely interested in how we, the open source
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community as a whole, can leverage this immense pool of ideas and
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projects, and use it to the benefit of all.
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If elected to the board, I will bring in my experience of building
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communities and guiding/enabling users to become more active in the
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GNOME Project. After all, the GNOME Project IS about people! I will
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also push to make accessibility a high priority for the project.
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</blockquote>
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<p>
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<strong>7. Andreas Nilsson</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>None</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00013.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00013.html</a>
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I'm Andreas Nilsson, 28 years old, from Sweden. I've been part of the GNOME community since around 2005 and do all kinds of visual stuff for the project. Websites, t-shirts, icons, etc. as part of the Art team and the Marketing team. I run my own freelance design company in Gothenburg and this is my candidacy for GNOME Board of Directors.
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</blockquote>
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<strong>8. Bastien Nocera</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Red Hat UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Red
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Hat Inc.</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00016.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00016.html</a>
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I'm a 31 year-old French Anglophile, who has been involved in GNOME for
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more than 10 years, first as an application developer, then as a core
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hacker (though I did not hack on gnome-core[1] at the time).
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</blockquote>
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<strong>9. Germán Póo-Caamaño</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>None </em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00017.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00017.html</a>
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I am a contributor since 2000 and I am running for re-election
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for the Foundation Board because I am confident there is plenty
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of room where I can help to Gnome and its community, as in the
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last year, bringing a different perspective and an independent
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voice.
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<p>
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<strong>10. Diego Escalante Urrelo</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Igalia S.L.</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00009.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00009.html</a>
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I'm Diego, 22, from good old Lima - Perú. I've been involved
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since 2006, I've contributed with code, bug triaging, accounts
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administration, promotion with/at events, organization, Board, etc.
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I love GNOME and our community, it's awesome :).
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<strong>11. Jonh Wendell</strong><br />
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Affiliation: <em>Santo Antonio Sugar Company</em><br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00003.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2010-May/msg00003.html</a>
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I've been using GNOME since 2005 and contributing since 2006.
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I love GNOME. I love to spread GNOME. I love to bring new
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contributors to GNOME. That's why I'm running for the board
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of directors (for the first time).
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<h2>Additional Elections-related Information</h2>
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Note, that according to the
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<a href="../../about/bylaws.pdf">Bylaws</a> Article VIII Section 2d
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there is a 2-person maximum on the number of people affiliated with any
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one company that can be on the board: if more than 2 persons from one
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company get elected, only the top 2 vote getters will get on.
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You will be able to vote for up to 7 candidates of your choice, with no
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restrictions, except that you cannot vote more than once for the same
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candidate.
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If you have any futher question, please consult the
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<a href="rules.html">Rules for this election</a> or write to
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<a href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
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