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2001-11-15  Dan Mueth  <d-mueth@uchicago.edu>

        Updating navigation links for new press stuff.

        * advisory_board.html:
        * ballot-summary.html:
        * ballot_summary.html:
        * board_of_directors.html:
        * charter.html:
        * directory.html:
        * documentation.html:
        * election-2000.html:
        * electionrules.html:
        * elections.html:
        * executive_director.html:
        * faq-ln7.html:
        * faq.html:
        * index.html:
        * membership-form.html:
        * membership-policy.html:
        * membership.html:
        * organization.html:
        * overview.html:
        * template.html:

        Adding press release info.

        * press.html:
        * press/pr-accessible.html:
        * press/pr-borlandjoins.html:
        * press/pr-foundation.html:
        * press/pr-gnome14.html:
        * press/pr-mandrakesoftjoins.html:
        * press/pr-newcommitments.html:
        * press/pr-ney_execdir.html:
        * press/pr-redflagjoins.html:
        * press/pr-redhat.html:
        * press/pr-sunjoins.html:
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2001-11-15 Dan Mueth <d-mueth@uchicago.edu>
Updating navigation links for new press stuff.
* advisory_board.html:
* ballot-summary.html:
* ballot_summary.html:
* board_of_directors.html:
* charter.html:
* directory.html:
* documentation.html:
* election-2000.html:
* electionrules.html:
* elections.html:
* executive_director.html:
* faq-ln7.html:
* faq.html:
* index.html:
* membership-form.html:
* membership-policy.html:
* membership.html:
* organization.html:
* overview.html:
* template.html:
Adding press release info.
* press.html:
* press/pr-accessible.html:
* press/pr-borlandjoins.html:
* press/pr-foundation.html:
* press/pr-gnome14.html:
* press/pr-mandrakesoftjoins.html:
* press/pr-newcommitments.html:
* press/pr-ney_execdir.html:
* press/pr-redflagjoins.html:
* press/pr-redhat.html:
* press/pr-sunjoins.html:
2001-11-10 Dan Mueth <d-mueth@uchicago.edu>
Fixing the navigation links a bit - one was missing, and a couple

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
Organization :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
Organization :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
Documentation :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;
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<p>
<ul>
<li>
<b><a href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a></b> - This email alias forwards
<b><a href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a></b> - This
email alias forwards
to the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors.
</li>
<li>
<b><a href="mailto:ten@gnome.org">ten@gnome.org</a></b> - Use this email to contact the
executive director of the GNOME Foundation.
<b><a href="mailto:director@gnome.org">director@gnome.org</a></b> -
Use this email to contact the executive director of the GNOME
Foundation.
</li>
<li>
<b><a href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">membership@gnome.org</a></b> - Use this email
alias for issues relating to individual membership in the GNOME Foundation.
<b><a href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">membership@gnome.org</a></b>
- Use this email alias for issues relating to individual membership
in the GNOME Foundation.
</li>
<li>
<b><a href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a></b> - Use this email
alias for issues relating to the elections for the Board of Directors, held each fall.
<b><a href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a></b>
- Use this email alias for issues relating to the elections for
the Board of Directors, held each fall.
</li>
<li>
<b><a href="mailto:gnome-press-contact@gnome.org">
gnome-press-contact@gnome.org</a></b> - Use this email alias to
contact the GNOME Foundation press contact.
</li>
</ul>
</p>

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
Documentation :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
Organization :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;

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<tr>
<td>
<center>
<a href="http://foundation.gnome.org">Home</a> :&nbsp;
FAQ :&nbsp;
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="press.html">Press</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
Documentation :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="elections.html">Elections</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="directory.html">Directory</a>
</center>
<br>
<center>
<a href="documentation.html">Index</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="charter.html">Charter</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership-policy.html">Policy</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership-form.html">Application</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="elections.html">Elections</a>
FAQ
</center>
</td>
</tr>
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of the GNOME Documentation Project, the names have been printed in caps
or initial caps.
</P
><P
>
<h3 align="center"><a href="faq.html">[Back to FAQ]</a></h3>
<P
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<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
<head>
<title>The GNOME Foundation: Membership Policy</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<center>
<table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="595" NOSAVE >
<tr VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
<td VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
<center>
<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
<img SRC="gnome.jpg" ALT="" height=250 width=198 border=0></a><img
SRC="text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
</center>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
Press :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="elections.html">Elections</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="directory.html">Directory</a>
</center>
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</tr>
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<td>
<br>
<h2 align="center">GNOME Foundation Press Releases and Information</h2>
<h3>Press Releases</h3>
<p>
<table border="0" width="90%" align="center" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=3>
<td>August 28, 2001</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-accessible.html">Making GNOME Accessible --
Opening New Doors At the Workplace for Users with Disabilities</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>August 22, 2001</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-ney_execdir.html">Tim Ney Joins GNOME
Foundation</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>April 2, 2001</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-gnome14.html">GNOME 1.4 Released: Desktop Environment Boasts Power, Stability, Polish and Integration</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>November 15, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-borlandjoins.html">Borland Joins GNOME Foundation Advisory Board<a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>November 14, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-mandrakesoftjoins.html">MandrakeSoft Joins the GNOME Foundation</a></td>
</tr>
<td>August 15, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-newcommitments.html">New commitments to GNOME</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>August 15, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-sunjoins.html">Sun Joins GNOME Foundation</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>August 15, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-redhat.html">Red Hat Joins Industry Vendors as a Founding Member of the GNOME Foundation</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>August 15, 2000</td>
<td><a href="press/pr-foundation.html">Announcing the GNOME Foundation</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<h3>Press Contact</h3>
<p>
The press contact for the GNOME Foundation can be reached at
<a href="mailto:gnome-press-contact@gnome.org">
gnome-press-contact@gnome.org</a>.
</p>
</td>
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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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<head>
<title>The GNOME Foundation: Membership Policy</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<center>
<table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="595" NOSAVE >
<tr VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
<td VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
<center>
<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
<img SRC="../gnome.jpg" ALT="" height=250 width=198 border=0></a><img
SRC="../text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
</center>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<center>
<a href="index.html">Home</a> :&nbsp;
Press :&nbsp;
<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="elections.html">Elections</a> :&nbsp;
<a href="directory.html">Directory</a>
</center>
<br>
<center>
<a href="../press.html">[Other Press Releases]</a>
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<br>
<h3 align="center">Making GNOME Accessible -- Opening New Doors At the Workplace for Users with Disabilities</h2>
<P>
Cupertino, California -- August 28, 2001 -- GNOME Foundation today announced the early access
release of the Gnome 2.0 Accessibility Framework. This framework paves the way for a new
generation of applications that integrate with assistive technologies -- enabling all users
to access the GNOME desktop.
<P>
Sun's contributions to the GNOME Accessibility Framework within the GNOME open source project
further underscores Sun's commitment to the delivery of an accessible desktop for the benefit
of all users in the workplace. The GNOME Accessibility Framework includes a comprehensive
toolkit and APIs that is comprised of the following two key components:
</P><P>
<UL>
<LI> An Accessibility Toolkit (ATK API) and associated implementation library integrated with the
GTK+ 2.0 user interface toolkit that provides built-in accessibility support - enabling
developers using GTK+ widgets to automatically build accessible applications</LI>
<LI>An agnostic Assistive Technologies Service Provider Interface (AT SPI) toolkit for developers
to interface technologies such as voice command, text-to-speech, screen readers,
and screen magnifiers with GNOME accessible applications on any UNIX platform. </LI>
</UL>
<P>
This built-in extensible accessibility framework provides the foundation for developers to
write accessible applications from the ground up, provides built-in accessibility support
for existing GNOME applications, and enables assistive technologies developers to adapt
their enabling technologies to run on any UNIX platform.
</P><P>
"GNOME 2.0 will break down accessibility barriers" said Havoc Pennington, Chairman of the Board of
Directors GNOME Foundation. Integrating the Accessibility Framework into the fabric of GTK+,
will enable developers to easily write accessible applications". "Because of the object- oriented
structure of GTK+, it is easy for application developers to incorporate accessibility capabilities
without having to change the architecture of their software" said Owen Taylor, Engineering Lead for
GTK+ at Red Hat. "This will lead to more accessible applications being developed quickly for the
benefit of the entire GNOME user community".
</P><P>
"Our goal was to build accessibility into the initial design, giving the GNOME application
developers uniformity across components by implementing one standard API, while at the
same time providing extensibility" - said Robert O'Dea, Director of GNOME engineering at
Sun Ireland. "Also, our design philosophy took into consideration the many graphical
toolkits that could take advantage of the agnostic approach of the AT SPI toolkit --
this strategy saves time by eliminating the need to reinvent accessibility for each
platform. Developers can get started with the Accessibility Framework now. We have
documentation and engineering support in place to help make the upcoming release of
GNOME 2.0 Accessible by first customer ship. In addition, our Accessibility Lab is in
place to help assistive technology developers to write to the AT SPI while leveraging
available Sun hardware and software solutions".
</P><P>
"Nobody builds a sidewalk without curb cuts we're taking the same approach with
software - making GNOME 2.0 accessible will open new doors for users with disabilities",
said Mike Rogers, Vice President of Webtop and Applications Software at Sun. "With the
growing worldwide popularity of the GNOME desktop, it's important that all users have
the freedom to interact with this powerful user environment, using various assistive
technologies to gain easy access to information and applications, as well as collaborate
with team members". "As use of GNOME spreads to more work environments, accessibility
for employees with disabilities becomes increasingly important said Gregg C. Vanderheiden
Ph.D. Director Trace R&D Center at the University of Wisconsin". "SUNs leadership and
efforts to ensure that GNOME is accessible is great news to both Solaris and Linux
users who have disabilities".
</P><P>
<B>Availability:</B><BR>
The GNOME Accessibility Framework is available now, please visit:
<A HREF="http://developer.gnome.org/feature/current/">http://developer.gnome.org/feature/current/</A><P>
GNOME Accessibility project status and documentation, please visit:<BR>
GNOME Accessibility Project Status:<BR>
<A HREF="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap">http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap</A>
<P><B>
Documentation:</B> <BR>
API documentation:<BR>
<A HREF="http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/atk/book1.html">http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/atk/book1.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/tech-docs">http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/tech-docs</A>
<P>
Keyboard navigation documentation:<BR>
<A HREF="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/keyboardnav.html">http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/keyboardnav.html</A><BR>
</P>
<P>
<B>About GNOME</B><BR>
Gnome is a unified, open and rich desktop that employs an intuitive and appealing user interface,
includes a wealth of productivity applications, supports the latest industry standards and provides an
innovative component-based architecture, all built on a powerful network-centric architecture.
</P><P>
GNOME is a free software project (also referred to as open source software) that is developing a
complete, easy to use desktop for Linux (GNU/Linux), BSD and a variety of other Unix and Unix-like
operating systems. The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. More than 500
computer developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers, contribute their time and effort
to the project.
</P><P>
<B> About the GNOME Foundation</B><BR>
Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the
GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME.
GNOME is an entirely free user environment for desktops, networked servers and portable
Internet devices. The modern architecture and design of GNOME includes a technically
advanced application development platform and a powerful end-user desktop environment.
Major leading software industry and computer manufacturers support the GNOME development
effort, which is led by a world-wide community of volunteers.
<P>
More information on GNOME is available at <A HREF="http://www.gnome.org">www.gnome.org</A>
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<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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<center>
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<img SRC="../gnome.jpg" ALT="" height=250 width=198 border=0></a><img
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</center>
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<h3 align="center">BORLAND JOINS GNOME FOUNDATION ADVISORY BOARD</h2>
Borland To Support Linux® Desktop With Upcoming Kylix[tm] Development Platform
<br><br>
Las Vegas, Nev. -- November 15, 2000 -- Inprise Corporation (Nasdaq: INPR), herein
referred to as Borland, today at the Linux Business Expo announced its reaffirmed
commitment to open-source development by joining the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board.
Borland teams with firms such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Red Hat and Helix Code to foster
development of the GNOME desktop environment and application framework.
<br><br>
"The GNOME Foundation is pleased to have the support of Borland," said Miguel Icaza,
founder of the GNOME Project. "Borland's long history of component architecture
experience will be invaluable to helping further the Bonobo component project in
creating reusable software components and compound documents. We are looking forward to
their contributions to GNOME and their work to help developers bring their applications
to the GNOME platform using Kylix[tm]."
<br><br>
Borland is introducing the first rapid application development (RAD) platform, Kylix,
which aims to enable users to quickly and easily build and deploy native Linux®
applications. Kylix will be based on the design of Borland's award-winning Delphi[tm]
and C++ Builder[tm].
<br><br>
"We're delighted to become a part of the GNOME Foundation and to help take GNOME award
development to RAD developers," said Michael Swindell, director of product management of
the RAD Tools group at Borland.
<br><br>
"Borland's participation in the GNOME foundation aims to help developers build great
GNU/Linux applications that look, feel, and behave natively in multiple desktop
environments,"continued Michael. "A significant part of this effort will be working
closely with GNOME's Bonobo component project and companies like Eazel and Helix Code to
deliver Bonobo component support to Kylix developers."
<br><br>
<b>About Kylix[tm]</b>
<br><br>
Kylix is intended to be the first high-performance rapid application development (RAD)
platform for the Linux platform. Kylix is a component-based development environment for
two-way visual development of graphical user interface (GUI), Internet, database and
server applications. Kylix will be powered by a new high-speed native Delphi/C/C++
compiler for Linux and will implement a native Linux, and cross-platform version of the
Borland VCL (Visual Component Library) architecture called CLX[tm]. CLX is designed to
radically speed native Linux application development and simplify the porting of Delphi
and C++ Builder applications between Windows® and Linux operating systems. To learn
more, visit: http://www.borland.com/kylix/
<br><br>
<b>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project has built a completely free and easy-to-use desktop environment, as
well as a powerful application framework for software developers on Linux and other
Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME Foundation will provide organizational, financial
and legal support to the GNOME project, and help determine its vision and roadmap. GNOME
is part of the GNU project, an effort to build a completely free Unix-like operating
system better known as GNU/Linux or Linux. Additional information is available at
http://www.gnome.org/.
<br><br>
<b>About Borland</b>
<br><br>
Inprise Corporation, referred to in this press release as Borland, is a leading provider
of Internet access infrastructure and application development tools and services for all
major platforms, including Linux, Solaris[tm] and Windows. Founded in 1983, Borland is
headquartered in Scotts Valley, California with operations worldwide. To learn more,
visit the community site or call the company at (800) 632-2864.
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<h3 align="center">THE GNOME AND LINUX COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRY
LEADERS JOIN TO CREATE THE GNOME FOUNDATION</h2>
Developers and Corporations Unite to Advance GNOME as the Leading Open
Source Desktop Environment
<br><br>
LinuxWorld Expo, San Jose, CA -- August 15, 2000 --The GNOME project
today announced the creation of the GNOME Foundation, which will be
governed by a board of directors elected by the hundreds of volunteer
developers who contribute to GNOME. In addition, industry leaders and
organizations including Compaq, Eazel, Free Software Foundation,
Gnumatic, Helix Code, Henzai, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Object Management
Group, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, TurboLinux and VA Linux have announced
their support for the foundation, with the goal of advancing the
availability of this easy-to-use, open source, desktop environment.
<br><br>
"The GNOME Foundation marks a major step forward for the GNOME project,"
said Miguel de Icaza, founder of the GNOME project. "As GNOME continues
to gain momentum, we needed a forum where the GNOME developers and
corporate partners can come together to coordinate the continued
development of GNOME. The support of these industry leaders will help
us to achieve our dream of building a fully free, easy to use desktop
environment that will be used by many millions of people."
<br><br>
The foundation will help set the technical direction of the GNOME
project, promote the broad adoption of GNOME on Linux and Unix desktops
and offer a forum for industry leaders to contribute to GNOME. The
Bonobo component project, GTK toolkit development, Pango
internationalization, GNOME Office integration and other projects will
be embraced under the GNOME organization. The foundation will be
modeled on the Apache Foundation, with a board of directors elected by
the hundreds of volunteer GNOME developers.
<br><br>
<b>GNOME Advisory Board</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project also announced the creation of an Advisory Board which
will allow corporations and other organizations to support GNOME.
Initial members of the Advisory Board include: Compaq, Eazel, Free
Software Foundation, Gnumatic, Hewlett-Packard, Helix Code, Henzai, IBM,
Object Management Group, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, TurboLinux and VA
Linux.
<br><br>
<b>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project has built a completely free and easy-to-use desktop
environment, as well as a powerful application framework for software
developers on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME
Foundation will provide organizational, financial and legal support to
the GNOME project, and help determine its vision and roadmap.
CollabNet, the leading provider of collaborative software development
services based on open source principles, is helping to organize the
GNOME Foundation. GNOME is part of the GNU project, an effort to build
a completely free Unix-like operating system better known as GNU/Linux
or Linux. Additional information is available at <a href="http://www.gnome.org/">http://www.gnome.org/</a>.
<br><br>
You are invited to participate in the GNOME Foundation. We welcome
contributions in many forms. Our membership consists of those
individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the development of
GNOME through participation in the development, documentation and
promotion of GNOME. An Advisory Board provides a vehicle for
organizations and companies to communicate with the GNOME community and
support GNOME. Additional information is available at
<a href="http://www.gnome.org/">http://www.gnome.org/</a>.
<br><br>
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Eazel is a trademark of Eazel,
Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
<br><br>
<b>Quotes:</b>
<br><br>
"It's always great to see companies coming together and working to bring
open source technologies to the next level," said Brian Behlendorf, CTO
& co-founder, CollabNet. "The creation of the Gnome Foundation will
help move Linux beyond the operating system to becoming a viable desktop
application and CollabNet is excited to be participating in this
process."
<br><br>
"Compaq is pleased to join the Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation,
continuing Compaq's long-time support of the Linux community and open
source," said Glenn Johnson, Director of Compaq's Linux Program Office.
"Compaq expects the foundation will be a valuable forum for us, other
vendors, and customers to contribute to the GNOME Project."
<br><br>
"Eazel is delighted to be a member of the Foundation and to be building
software on the GNOME platform," said Mike Boich, CEO and co-founder of
Eazel. "Much like the Apache Project before it, GNOME is benefiting from
the interest of both developers and commercial entities. The GNOME
Foundation can only help to accelerate that trend."
<br><br>
Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation said: "16 years ago, we
began developing the GNU operating system, a replacement for the Unix
operating system that would be entirely Free Software (free as in
freedom). We aimed to give GNU the full scope of Unix, including
compilers, editors, email software, even games. But beyond that, we
hoped someday to give a GNU graphical interface like the Macintosh. Our
third attempt at that, the one that succeeded, is GNOME, started in 1997
by Miguel de Icaza. GNOME, like all of GNU, is a project of the Free
Software Movement, which has been working since 1984 to give software
users the freedom to redistribute and change software. The rival Open
Source Movement was founded in 1998 to avoid raising issues of freedom
and principle as we try to do. Supporters of that movement contribute
to work on GNOME, but GNOME is not part of that movement. See
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html</a> for more
explanation."
<br><br>
"Gnumatic Incorporated sees the Gnome Foundation as a major key to the
creation of desktop and home user applications for Linux," said Dr.
Linas Vepstas, CEO of Gnumatic Incorporated. "By providing a stable
desktop development platform for Linux, applications such as GnuCash,
the personal finance manager being developed by Gnumatic, will benefit
from the broad array of standard Gnome technologies."
<br><br>
"We created Helix Code to deploy a free, modern and friendly desktop
solution to the world," said Nat Friedman, CEO and co-founder of Helix
Code. "Helix GNOME has brought a new level of accessibility and
functionality to the hundreds of thousands of users who have installed
our product. For GNOME, the next step is applications. Helix Code
comes to the table with Evolution, a comprehensive communications and
information management suite. Now, industry and developer support has
rallied around the GNOME platform and major contributions are coming in
from all sides. We will soon offer a total desktop solution that will
reshape the industry. GNOME has arrived."
<br><br>
"HP is excited to join the GNOME foundation and will take an active role
in working with the open source community to contribute to the future
desktop standard for Linux and UNIX systems." said Martin Fink, R&D Lab
Manager for UNIX Systems Enablement. "HP is migrating the HP-UX desktop
to GNOME towards a goal of common look and feel between HP-UX and
Linux."
<br><br>
"By partnering with industry leaders in the GNOME Foundation, IBM
continues its strong commitment to open standards and a clear vision of
Linux as the driving force for the evolution of e-business," said Daniel
Frye, program director, IBM Linux Technology Center. "IBM believes this
partnership will help enable innovation and will accelerate development
of the Linux desktop."
<br><br>
"One of the challenges the Linux community is facing is how to integrate
the new applications that are currently being developed with the
established architectures that already exist in most business
enterprises. GNOME developers have realized that building it around
CORBA allows them to use components that integrate with other
industry-recognized technologies, such as Java and C++. The OMG is well
aware of the need for vendor-neutral organizations that allow developers
to agree upon standard interfaces. We look forward to helping the GNOME
Foundation in their mission, " said Dr. Richard Soley, CEO, Object
Management Group.
<br><br>
"About three years ago, Red Hat created the Red Hat Advanced Development
Labs (RHAD Labs) to support open source software on the desktop and
became the first commercial company to make a contribution to GNOME
development," said Bob Young, Chairman and co-founder of Red Hat. "With
the formation of the GNOME Foundation, GNOME is truly coming of age in
terms of market momentum. We are excited about the opportunities for
GNOME and open source, and we look forward to working with the new
members to the GNOME community, like Eazel, Helix, Sun Microsystems and
others, as they bring applications and technology to the GNOME desktop
environment."
<br><br>
"Sun is thrilled to be joining the GNOME Foundation and we plan to adopt
GNOME as the future desktop for Solaris," said Marco Boerries, vice
president and general manager of webtop and application software at Sun
Microsystems, Inc. "We are committed to contributing significant
engineering resources to the GNOME project and will work closely with
the other GNOME members to ensure continued reliability and quality."
<br><br>
"TurboLinux is please to support the GNOME Foundation," said Rok Sosic,
TurboLinux Chief Technology Officer. "We have used GNOME as our default
desktop since 1999, and we've been very pleased with the progress that
it has made toward becoming a full-featured standard. GNOME is one of
the best examples of how open source software can succeed. Such wide
ranging support from the industry is guaranteed to help the project
achieve it's goals."
<br><br>
"VA Linux Systems has been proud to make GNOME available on our systems
for years," said Dr. Larry M. Augustin, president and CEO of VA Linux
Systems. "GNOME is representative of the kind of creativity and
engineering that is available from the Open Source development
community. We have a number of engineers who have worked on GNOME and
GTK technology for some time, and are pleased to extend our GNOME
efforts by joining the GNOME foundation."
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<h3 align="center">GNOME 1.4 Released - Desktop Environment Boasts Power, Stability, Polish and Integration</h2>
<br>
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001-- Latest GNOME release offers
something for everyone - from enhanced end-user capabilities to powerful development
tools
<br><br>
In a move that will take free software (also referred to as open source software) to a
new level, the GNOME Foundation announced the release of GNOME 1.4. The release offers a
stable, powerful and tightly integrated platform that features the most extensive
documentation to date, making the help features very user-friendly. GNOME 1.4 includes
Nautilus, the new graphical shell for GNOME that features advanced file and Internet
browsing capabilities. Developers will find a set of new and updated tools, making GNOME
the ideal programming platform.
<br><br>
"GNOME 1.4 has a wealth of new features, from an updated Sawfish window manager to
enhanced support and interoperability with other desktop environments." said Havoc
Pennington, GNOME Foundation board chair. "This release represents a major leap forward
in the GNOME desktop environment. Users will instantly see an improvement in the
usability and power of components like Nautilus. Developers will enjoy the strategic
advantages of improvements to the component architecture and streamlined tools for
greater internationalization and localization of GNOME-based programs."
<br><br>
New or enhanced features of the GNOME 1.4 desktop environment include:
<br><br>
<ul>
<li>
Nautilus - a new file manager and desktop environment that allows users to easily
manage their files, browse the web and access web-based services through a
sophisticated, customizable interface. For example, GNOME users can select any word in a
text document and do a Google search on that term or look up the word in an online
dictionary.
</li>
<li>
Better support and interoperability with KDE and legacy X applications
</li>
<li>
New Application Launch Feedback lets the user know when a program is in the process
of being loaded.
</li>
<li>
Sawfish window manager is now a standard part of GNOME. All aspects of the user
interface are customizable through Sawfish, including complete configuration of the look
and feel of the desktop.
</li>
<li>
Easier to use and more intuitive help browser and help system, boasting extensive
documentation covering all aspects of GNOME operations.
</li>
<li>
GNOME Fifth Toe, a broad collection of applications that run on GNOME.
</li>
<li>
Medusa, the new GNOME searching/indexing package. Medusa is a content and file
indexing system that performs quick searches of a user's hard drive.
</li>
</ul>
"The goal of GNOME was to create a program that could be used by anyone." Miguel de
Icaza, president of the GNOME Foundation said. "GNOME 1.4 reaches that goal and more.
The hundreds of volunteers and paid programmers who have worked on the project have
created a program that is powerful, both for the user and the developer." GNOME 1.4 will
also include a number of enhancements for developers, including:
<ul>
<li>
GNOME-VFS - The GNOME Virtual File System provides an
abstraction to common file system operations like reading,
writing and copying files, listing directories and so on.
GNOME-VFS is extensible and usable from any application on the
GNOME desktop.
</li>
<li>
Updated Bonobo Component Model - 1.4 will include developments
in the interfaces that provide standard component programming
and program interoperability in Linux and Unix.
</li>
<li>
Xml-i18n-tools - a set of tools for better
internationalization and localization of GNOME. Xml-i18n-tools
contain some utility scripts for internationalizing various
kinds of XML files. In addition, it has a merging feature,
which will be extended to handle desktop and MIME files in the
future.
</li>
<li>
GConf, a sophisticated system for storing configuration
information. It provides a notification service so
applications can be notified when a configuration setting
changes. changes. Gconf also allows for pluggable storage
backends (text files, databases, etc.) and gives
administrators control over default and mandatory settings.
</li>
<li>
Enhanced Language Bindings - facilitating the use of GNOME
from a number of programming languages. Language bindings
included with GNOME 1.4 for Gtk+ include C, C++, Objective C,
Ada, Perl, Python, Guile, TOM, Eiffel, Dylan, JavaScript,
Pike, Pascal and Haskell. Many of these languages also have
support for GNOME widgets available.
</li>
<li>
Enhanced GNOME Display Manager - A re-implementation of the
well-known xdm (X Display Manager) program that features X
authentication, default and per-display initialization
scripts, pre and post-session scripts, pluggable
authentication modules and TCP wrappers for access control.
</li>
</ul>
"Since the GNOME project is a free software project, we were able to incorporate
advances from some of the most talented programmers in the world," said Maciej
Stachowiak, head of the 1.4 Release Team. "Hundreds of people from every part of the
world contributed to this release. The result is a mature, stable, powerful and
fun-to-use desktop, with the promise of a host of new killer applications, due to the
programming enhancements."
<br><br>
GNOME is a free software project that is developing a complete, easy to use desktop for
GNU/Linux (more commonly known as Linux), BSD and a variety of other Unix and Unix-like
operating systems. The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world.
More than 500 computer developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers,
contribute their time and effort to the project.
<br><br>
<b>About the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME
Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. The
Foundation provides organizational, financial and legal support to the GNOME project and
helps determine its vision and roadmap. GNOME is an entirely free user environment for
desktops, networked servers and portable Internet devices. The modern architecture and
design of GNOME includes a technically advanced application development platform and a
powerful end-user desktop environment. Major leading software industry and computer
manufacturers support the GNOME development effort, which is led by a worldwide
community of volunteers. More information on GNOME is available at www.gnome.org.
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<h3 align="center">MandrakeSoft joins the GNOME Foundation</h2>
San Francisco - November 14, 2000 - MandrakeSoft today announced that it is joining the
Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation, which aims to promote the GNOME graphical
desktop. Linux-Mandrake operating system has included GNOME since early versions and the
GNOME has recently become the desktop of choice for many Linux-Mandrake users.
<br><br>
"We are delighted that MandrakeSoft is joining the Foundation's Advisory Board and
extending its commitment to GNOME ", said Miguel De Icaza, co-founder of GNOME.
"MandrakeSoft's market leadership role in the European Linux market and its strong
retail presence in the US will allow GNOME to reach a much broader audience worldwide."
<br><br>
MandrakeSoft has long recognized the great value offered by the GNOME environment and
its ability to attract new users from the Windows world. MandrakeSoft also credits the
numerous innovations introduced by the GNOME project as one of the key reasons for the
worldwide success of Linux and the Open Source model.
<br><br>
"MandrakeSoft has always been committed to support Free Software and Linux in
particular. Our entrance in the GNOME Foundation proves once again our commitment to
killer free-software projects", said Gaël Duval - VP & Co-Founder of MandrakeSoft.
<br><br>
MandrakeSoft affirms its commitment to the Foundation and to GNOME's bright future by
also announcing to financially sponsor several GNOME developers so that they may focus
on developing GNOME Office/OpenOffice for the benefit of the entire community.
<br><br>
In a related announcement, Borland-Inprise today announced that it, too, will be joining
the GNOME Foundation's Advisory Board.
<br><br>
<b>About MandrakeSoft</b>
<br><br>
MandrakeSoft publishes the Linux-Mandrake operating system, based on open-source
development (which provides free access to source code published in accordance with a
General Public License, or GPL). Several hundred developers throughout the world
contribute to the constant improvement of the product directly over the Internet. This
international developer community has given Linux-Mandrake a product that is available
in over 40 languages.
<br><br>
Linux-Mandrake is a very complete system with a choice of several powerful,
pre-configured graphic interfaces (notably the leaders KDE and GNOME), as well as more
than 2,300 applications including Netscape Communicator, the StarOffice suite, and the
Apache Web server.
<br><br>
In a testament to its success, MandrakeSoft received the awards for "Best Product of the
Year" and "Best Linux-Distribution/Server" at LinuxWorld Expo 99, as well as the PC
Answers Platinum Award in April 2000 and the Linux Magazine Editor's Choice Award in
September 2000. The company has signed a strategic partnership with the American
publisher Macmillan USA and held the number one spot in Linux North American sales for
Macmillan USA in July & August 2000 (Source : PC Data).
<br><br>
"Born on the Internet", MandrakeSoft established headquarters in Pasadena (U.S.) and
Paris (Europe). Please visit the web site, http://www.linux-mandrake.com for more
information.
<br><br>
<b>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project has built a completely free and easy-to-use desktop environment, as
well as a powerful application framework for software developers on Linux and other
Unix-like operating systems. GNOME is part of the GNU project, an effort to build a
completely free Unix-like operating system better known as GNU/Linux or Linux.
<br><br>
The GNOME Foundation will provide organizational, financial and legal support to the
GNOME project, and help determine its vision and roadmap. The Foundation is governed by
a board of directors elected by the members of the foundation: individuals who have
demonstrated a commitment to the development of GNOME through participation in the
development, documentation and promotion of GNOME. An Advisory Board provides a vehicle
for organizations and companies to communicate with the GNOME community and support
GNOME.
<br><br>
Advisory Board members include Hewlett Packard, IBM, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, Turbo
Linux and other leading technology companies.
<br><br>
Additional information is available at http://www.gnome.org/. You are invited to
participate in GNOME, which provides many opportunities for individuals and companies to
contribute.
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<h3 align="center">THE GNOME COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER ENHANCED USER ENVIRONMENT FOR PCs, WORKSTATIONS AND NEW INTERNET ACCESS DEVICES</h2>
LinuxWorld Expo, San Jose, CA -- August 15, 2000 -- The GNOME project
today announced five major initiatives aimed at delivering an
industry-wide open user environment. These initiatives are:
- To establish the GNOME user environment as the unifying desktop for
the Linux and Unix communities.
- Adoption of OpenOffice.org technologies for integration into GNOME.
- Integration of the Mozilla browser technology into GNOME.
- Industry leaders to work together to improve the quality, reliability
and accessibility of the GNOME user environment around the world.
- Establishment of the GNOME framework as the standard for next
generation Internet access devices.
<br><br>
"GNOME is receiving a tremendous boost in terms of support, backing and
commitment for contribution and improvements," said Miguel de Icaza,
founder of the GNOME project. "GNOME is now well positioned to be the
next generation user environment, uniting the existing Linux and UNIX
communities. We are building an alternative environment based on free
software and open principles. By leveraging other open technologies we
are able to maintain our focus on making the most attractive development
environment."
<br><br>
<b>GNOME ADOPTION ON LINUX AND UNIX</b>
<br><br>
GNOME has achieved significant acceptance from the Linux and Unix
communities. Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard are announcing their
adoption of GNOME as the future default user environment for Solaris and
HP-UX, respectively. The GNOME user environment is the default for Red
Hat, TurboLinux and several other leading Linux distributions and is
available for all major Linux distributions. As a result, this
initiative will unify many variations of Unix under a single user
environment. It creates a cost-effective framework based on open
standards and open source that will enable developers to write solutions
for many different platforms, while competing on implementations.
<br><br>
"The advent of a single user environment will provide enormous benefits
to developers, end users and the industry as a whole," said Bill
Claybrook of Aberdeen Group. "By reducing development, deployment and
training costs this project will create a competitive, open standards
based alternative."
<br><br>
<b>A COMPLETE END-USER ENVIRONMENT</b>
<br><br>
Based on StarOffice, an alternative competitive office productivity
suite available on multiple platforms and the leading productivity suite
for Linux, OpenOffice.org is the industry initiative to deliver open
office productivity applications and its technologies are being adopted
by the GNOME project for integration into the system. OpenOffice.org
will leverage the Bonobo component model to create a number of object
components, allowing these components to be used by a wide range of
applications.
<br><br>
The Mozilla project is an industry initiative to deliver an open
Internet browser. Mozilla browser technology, together with IBM's
SashXB technology, will be integrated into GNOME to deliver an
integrated browsing experience into its next generation user
environment. GNOME has also integrated Mozilla with the Bonobo
component system.
<br><br>
Eazel will provide Nautilus, an innovative file manager which serves as
the starting point for Eazel's web-based system management services.
Nautilus will provide a state-of-the art file manager for GNOME, with a
fully-integrated Mozilla web-browser and a number of innovative new
features. The Nautilus software will be integrated with web-based
services that provide assistance with file management and system
administration.
<br><br>
GnuCash will provide graphing and financial data handling
infrastructure.
<br><br>
Helix Code will provide Evolution, the integrated calendar, mail and
contacts system, as well as its Bonobo component architecture which
enables applications to be built out of reusable software components.
In addition, Helix Code will deliver a new set of configuration and
administration tools targeted to end users, including configuration
snapshotting, rollback and cluster management.
<br><br>
<b>BEYOND THE DESKTOP</b>
<br><br>
This initiative will develop the framework and platform services
required for applications to be developed and deployed on Internet
appliances, consistent and compatible with the GNOME user environment on
desktop systems. For the emerging Internet appliance market, Linux has
been established as the front runner kernel technolgy. This initiative
will provide a well-defined framework for developers and manufacturers
of new devices and developers of Internet-based software services. It
will also provide users and developers with a cost-effective framework
that will deliver a common experience and share data across a range of
hardware platforms, from handhelds to supercomputers.
<br><br>
As part of this initiative, Compaq is working to make Gnome-based
applications available on its handheld devices as well as assisting
developers through the handhelds.org community and the GNOME Foundation.
<br><br>
<b>OTHER KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENHANCE GNOME</b>
<br><br>
IBM is contributing application development tools which enable
development of web-based applications (SashXB for Linux) using open web
standard languages (HTML, Javascript, DHTML, and XML), but have
look-and-feel consistency with other "native" applications.
<br><br>
Red Hat will provide an object-oriented widget framework, CORBA, an OMG
industry standard, support for distributed software, lay-out and
rendering of internationalized text and configuration management
technology.
<br><br>
Sun Microsystems will provide printing, internationalization and
accessibility technology as well as its substantial expertise in
improving reliability and quality based on its experience in delivering
mission-critical solutions for global corporations.
<br><br>
<b>ABOUT GNOME</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project has built a complete free and easy-to-use desktop
environment for the user, as well as a powerful application framework
for the software developer.
<br><br>
GNOME is part of the GNU project, and is free software (often referred
to as open source software). GNOME is included in almost every BSD and
Linux distribution and works on many other Unix systems.
<br><br>
Although a number of private and public companies are contributing to
the development of GNOME, GNOME is not controlled by any company. It is
a volunteer-driven effort with hundreds of volunteer developers from all
over the world. Their efforts are coordinated by the Gnome Foundation.
Information about GNOME is available at http://www.gnome.org.
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<h3 align="center">GNOME Foundation Brings Timothy Ney on Board as Executive Director</h3>
Well-known free software advocate and non-profit management expert joins
the desktop software organization
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BOSTON, Mass. August 22, 2001 In a move that will take it to the next
level, the GNOME Foundation, the organization driving the direction and
development of GNOME desktop software for GNU/Linux, UNIX and other free
software systems, has hired Timothy Ney as executive director. Mr. Ney
is well known in the free software community for his past work with the
Free Software Foundation, where he was the managing officer, and as a
popular speaker and advocate.
<br><br>
"Timothy's expertise will help bring the GNOME Foundation to full
maturity as a force in the free software community." said Havoc
Pennington, GNOME Foundation board chair. "We welcome Tim to the GNOME
Foundation."
<br><br>
Mr. Ney has extensive experience in the growth and management of
non-profit organizations. In his three years at the Free Software
Foundation, he brought that organization from running an annual deficit
to assets totaling more than $1 million. Mr. Ney has also served as
Executive Director of the Independent Feature Project and was Director
of Sponsorship and Loan Programs at the New York Foundation for the
Arts. Additionally, he served as Director of Business Development for
Baseline, the first online service for the entertainment industry.
<br><br>
"Timothy has always been a great resource for GNOME." Miguel de Icaza,
president of the GNOME Foundation and CTO and co-founder, Ximian, Inc.
said. "We're happy that he has chosen to join our organization and lend
his talent to the growth of GNOME and the GNOME Foundation."
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GNOME is a free software project that is developing a complete, easy to
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variety of other Unix and Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME
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computer developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers,
contribute their time and effort to the project.
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Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading
companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to
supporting the advancement of GNOME. The Foundation provides
organizational, financial and legal support to the GNOME project and
helps determine its vision and roadmap. GNOME is an entirely free user
environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet
devices. The modern architecture and design of GNOME includes a
technically advanced application development platform and a powerful
end-user desktop environment. Major leading software industry and
computer manufacturers support the GNOME development effort, which is
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<h3 align="center">GNOME Foundation Enters China With Membership of RedFlag Software Co. Ltd.</h2>
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001-- RedFlag's Membership in the Foundation
Signals the Localization of GNOME Into Chinese -- Making it Available to More Than One
Billion People
<br><br>
In a move that will make GNOME available to more than a billion people, RedFlag has
joined the Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation. As part of the membership, RedFlag
will lead an effort to localize GNOME, the entirely free user environment for desktops,
networked servers and portable Internet devices, into Simplified Chinese. "With the
addition of RedFlag and the localization of GNOME, businesses and individuals in China
can enjoy the power, cost-effectiveness and ease of use of free software," said Havoc
Pennington, GNOME Foundation board chair. "In addition, talented programmers in China
will be able to utilize the modern architecture and design of GNOME for application
development." RedFlag will lead GNOME Foundation efforts in China, focusing on
education, support and marketing. It will also join the volunteer efforts of more than
500 of the world's most talented software designers and programmers who are currently
working on GNOME or GNOME-compatible programs. "We're very committed to the GNOME
Foundation and the localization of GNOME into Simplified Chinese," said Bo Liu,
president and CEO of RedFlag Software Co. Ltd. "GNOME is a robust and powerful
environment that will be very beneficial to individuals, companies and educators here in
China." GNOME is a free software project (also referred to as open source software) that
is developing a complete, easy-to-use desktop for Linux (GNU/Linux), BSD and a variety
of other Unix and Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME desktop is used by millions of
people around the world. More than 500 computer developers, including more than 100
full-time, paid developers, contribute their time and effort to the project.
<br><br>
<b>About the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
Composed of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME
Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. GNOME is
an entirely free user environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet
devices. The modern architecture and design of GNOME includes a technically advanced
application development platform and a powerful end-user desktop environment. Major
leading software industry and computer manufacturers support the GNOME development
effort, which is led by a worldwide community of volunteers. More information on GNOME
is available at www.gnome.org.
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<b>About RedFlag</b>
<br><br>
RedFlag Software Co. Ltd. is a leading company of Linux distributions and applications
in China, developing applications and operating systems for server, desktop and embedded
platforms. RedFlag Software also provides applications to end-users for achieving system
security and performance. With more than 20 years of experience in Unix and open source
systems and more than 18 years of Chinese localization experience, RedFlag devotes
itself to empower any kind of CPU-based hardware from set-top boxes, mobile appliances,
PDAs and mainframes. It offers a full line of services, including telephone support,
on-site consulting, developer training, certification programs, e-business and ISV
support. Located in Beijing, the company can be found on the Web at
www.redflag-linux.com.
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<h3 align="center">Red Hat Joins Industry Vendors as a Founding Member of the GNOME Foundation</h2>
Foundation to Reinforce and Advance GNOME as the World's Leading Open-source Desktop Environment
<br><br>
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-August 15, 2000-Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT),
the leader in open source Internet infrastructure solutions, today
announced it has joined the GNOME project and top industry vendors
including Compaq, Eazel, Helix Code, IBM, Sun Microsystems and VA Linux
Systems to form the GNOME Foundation, a non-profit, unified group of
vendors and individuals dedicated to advancing the use and extending the
capabilities of the popular GNOME graphical user environment.
<br><br>
The GNOME (GNU Network Object Modeling Environment) project is an open
source, GUI-based user interface for Linux designed to run on all modern
versions of UNIX-like operating systems. Since its development, GNOME has
quickly become one of the world's leading, free and simple desktop
environments.
<br><br>
Red Hat will assist the GNOME Foundation in leading the technical
direction of the continuing GNOME project, offering forums for industry
leaders to contribute to GNOME and in promoting the benefits of GNOME. The
GNOME Foundation will provide organizational and financial support for
GNOME and related open source projects.
<br><br>
"Red Hat has played an integral part in the development of code and
support for GNOME," said Bob Young, chairman and co-founder of Red Hat,
Inc. "As one of the key founders of the GNOME Foundation, Red Hat is
dedicated to working with others in advancing this powerful application
framework and promoting it as the desktop environment of the future."
<br><br>
<b>About the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME Foundation provides organizational, financial and legal support
to the GNOME project. The foundation will help determine the vision and
roadmap for GNOME. It will also assist in creating technical standards,
coordinate GNOME releases, and determine which software projects are part
of GNOME. The foundation will make public statements and administer funds
on behalf of the GNOME project. The Foundation will be incorporated as a
membership-based, not-for-profit corporation.
<br><br>
You are invited to participate in the GNOME Foundation. We welcome
contributions in many forms. Our membership consists of those individuals
who have demonstrated a commitment to the development of GNOME through
participation in the development, documentation and promotion of GNOME.
The Advisory Board provides a vehicle for organizations and companies to
communicate with the GNOME community and support GNOME. Additional
information is available at: http://www.gnome.org.
<br><br>
Joining Red Hat in the GNOME Foundation is Collab.net, Compaq, Debian,
Eazel, Free Software Foundation, Gnumatic, Helix Code, Henzai, Inc., IBM,
Sun Microsystems, and VA Linux Systems.
<br><br>
<b>Open source momentum</b>
<br><br>
International Data Corp. (IDC) research states that paid Linux shipments
grew faster than any other server operating system over the past two
years, and their preliminary figures for 1999 show Linux shipments hold
24.6 percent of the server operating system market, up from 15.8 in 1998.
IDC also states that Red Hat Linux is by far the most popular
distribution, preferred by 68.7 percent of U.S. Linux users.
<br><br>
Research firm Netcraft, Inc. (www.netcraft.com), states that as of May
2000, 36 percent of all public Web sites run on Linux-based operating
systems, making Linux the most popular choice for deploying public Web
sites. IDC research shows 40 percent of all spending on Linux servers is
for Internet related applications, firmly entrenching Linux servers in the
Internet infrastructure.
<br><br>
Finally, IDC predicts that by 2002, there will be more than 55 million
handheld and notebook-style information appliance devices and that by
2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs.
<br><br>
Red Hat's numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for
Linux-based applications has created open source support from many of the
industry's leading software and hardware manufacturers, including Compaq,
Computer Associates, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Netscape, Novell,
Oracle and SAP.
<br><br>
<b>About Red Hat, Inc.</b>
<br><br>
Founded in 1994, Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT) is the leading provider of open
source Internet infrastructure solutions, ranging from small embedded
devices to high availability clusters and Web serving. Red Hat applies its
technological leadership to create open source solutions for Internet
infrastructure and post-PC environments, offers services backed by the
best understanding of open source and the most comprehensive resources,
delivers the brand of a widely trusted open source leader and corporate
partner, and persists in an indelible commitment to the virtues of open
source to lead a revolution in the computing industry.
<br><br>
Red Hat, Inc. is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and has offices
worldwide. Visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor
inquiries, contact Lippert/Heilshorn at (212) 838-3777.
<br><br>
Red Hat Europe was established in July 1999 with its European headquarters
based in Surrey, United Kingdom and offices throughout Europe.
<br><br>
<b>Forward-looking statements</b>
<br><br>
Forward-looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release that
are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation,
management's plans and objectives for future operations and management's
assessment of market factors, constitute forward-looking statements which
involve risks and uncertainties.These risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation, product plans and performance, the ability to continue
to develop the Linux kernel and other software, reliance upon strategic
relationships, Red Hat's dependence upon an open source business model,
reliance upon independent third-party Linux developers, management of
growth, expansion of Red Hat's business focus and operations, the
possibility of undetected software errors, the enforceability of the GNU
General Public License and other licenses under which Red Hat's products
are developed and licensed, the scarcity of Linux-based applications, the
risks of economic downturns generally, and in Red Hat's industry
specifically, the risks associated with competition and competitive
pricing pressures, the viability of the Internet, and other risks detailed
in Red Hat's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies
of which may be accessed through the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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<h3 align="center">SUN JOINS GNOME FOUNDATION</h2>
Adopts upcoming GNOME 2.0 as future user desktop for Solaris[tm] Operating Environment
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PALO ALTO, CA -- August 15, 2000 -- Today at the LinuxWorld 2000 conference in San Jose,
California, Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced it is joining the GNOME Foundation, a new
organization of open community developers and leading high-technology companies that
will advance GNOME as an industry-wide open user environment. Sun also announced it will
adopt GNOME 2.0 as the future desktop for its Solaris[tm] Operating Environment. In a
related announcement, the GNOME Foundation announced it will adopt OpenOffice.org
technology as the core for GNOME Office Suite.
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Solaris Operating Environment is the world's leading mission-critical UNIX(R) operating
environment, used by global corporations. OpenOffice.org is the industry initiative to
deliver open office productivity applications, based on Sun's StarOffice office
productivity suite, that was provided to the open source community by Sun in July.
<br><br>
"We are delighted to be joining the GNOME Foundation and to be adopting GNOME as the
modern desktop for Solaris. Linux developers will now be able to tap into the industrial
power of Solaris as they develop applications for desktops and Internet-enabled devices
for the dot-com era," said Marco Boerries, vice president and general manager of webtop
and application software at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Sun is committing significant
engineering resources to ensure that GNOME integrates seamlessly into Solaris."
<br><br>
"This is the first time a major systems vendor has embraced free software/open-source
software as a key element of its primary operating system," said Miguel de Icaza,
founder of the GNOME project and Helix Code. "Sun's commitment to GNOME helps usher in a
new era in delivering a complete and modern future user environment for not only the Sun
community but for the open-source community as well."
<br><br>
By focusing on Sun's areas of development expertise--robust UNIX technology, printing,
internationalization, accessibility, and network configuration and management--Sun will
drive reliability and quality with the GNOME Foundation.
<br><br>
<b>About GNOME 2.0</b>
<br><br>
GNOME 2.0 will be the first major release from the GNOME Foundation, which will
integrate the advanced technologies from the GNOME Foundation partners with existing
technology from the GNOME Project. Some of the features planned for GNOME 2.0 include an
advanced and easy-to-use user environment; an integrated and free office productivity
suite; and the latest browser technology from the Mozilla Project.
<br><br>
<b>Availability</b>
<br><br>
GNOME 2.0 for Solaris is scheduled to be available from Sun by the middle of calendar
year 2001. Sun plans to start releasing early access versions of GNOME 2.0 for Solaris,
as the GNOME 2.0 technology becomes available, around the end of calendar year 2000.
CDE-based applications will continue to run in the new Solaris desktop environment
without change, and Sun will continue to support CDE users and applications.
<br><br>
<b>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</b>
<br><br>
The GNOME project has built a completely free and easy-to-use desktop environment, as
well as a powerful application framework for software developers on Linux and other
Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME Foundation will provide organizational, financial
and legal support to the GNOME project, and help determine its vision and roadmap.
Present members include Compaq, Eazel, Free Software Foundation, Gnumatic, Hewlett
Packard, Helix Code, Henzai, IBM, Object Management Group, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems,
TurboLinux and VALinux. Collab.Net, the leading provider of collaborative software
development services based on open source principles, is helping to organize the GNOME
Foundation. GNOME is part of the GNU project, an effort to build a completely free
Unix-like operating system better known as GNU/Linux or Linux. Additional information is
available at www.gnome.org.
<br><br>
<b>About Sun Microsystems, Inc.</b>
<br><br>
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has
propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider
of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow
companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $15.7 billion in annual revenues,
Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
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