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<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
Membership :&nbsp;
<a href="elections.html">Elections</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="directory.html">Directory</a>
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<a href="membership.html">Membership Information</a> :&nbsp;
Membership Policy :&nbsp;
<a href="membership-form.html">Membership Application</a>
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<h2 align="center">Membership Policy for the GNOME Foundation</h2>
<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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<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
href="http://foundation.gnome.org/membership-form.html">
http://foundation.gnome.org/membership-form.html</a>.
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
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,
please contact the Membership Committee by electronic mail to <a
href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">membership@gnome.org</a>; you may
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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<b>Note: Complete renewal information will be made available before
the first memberships expire.</b>
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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
a renewal application, available at [URL will be inserted here when
available]. Renewal applications will be reviewed according to the
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
<a href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a>
and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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