+ Below you will find a list of candidates who are running for the + GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. A short summary statement from + each candidate and a link to their full candidacy announcement is + provided to help you learn more about them. We encourage all voters + to read the full candidacy statements and related discussions on + foundation-list@gnome.org. +
+ ++ When deciding who you should vote for, please carefully consider + the various tasks the Board of Directors must perform. This + overview may be helpful. Keep in mind that + the board will make a number of important decisions and will also have to + perform many tasks which require a significant amount of time and effort + and the ability to work and communicate with other people, companies, and + the media. The board of directors will represent GNOME to companies and + the world in a very real way. It is a good idea to strive for a + well-balanced board consisting of people with various backgrounds, + skills, and perspectives. +
+ ++ Additional elections details can be found on the + GNOME Foundation Web Site. +
+ ++ If you have any questions, please send them to either + foundation-list@gnome.org + or to us at elections@gnome.org. +
+ +
+ 1. Brian Cameron
+ Affiliation: Sun Microsystems
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00011.html
+
+I am running for the Board because I believe I can help make the GNOME +foundation and community successful. The community needs to further +outreach to meet the free desktop needs for all people, regardless of +income, location, gender, or (dis)ability level. Much progress has +been made in making the GNOME the free desktop choice for ISV's, yet +I think more can be done to encourage its use as the premier free +desktop integration choice. ++ +
+ 2. Behdad Esfahbod
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00012.html
+
+I'm running for the Board again because I believe I've learned a lot +being on the board this year and have just started to be productive and +useful as a board member. I believe that the work the board has to do, +while not as fun as hacking, is of extreme importance to the well +functioning of GNOME, and I'm willing to put my time where my mouth is. ++ +
+ 3. George Kraft
+ Affiliation: IBM
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00002.html
+
+I think the GNOME desktop is great, and I'm an advocate of the project. +I believe that simplicity and ease of use is important for the desktop; +however, with my recent GNOME accessibility experience I've learned that +usability is multifaceted. I'm not a "rock star" programmer; however, I +would like to offer my leader experience as a former LSB chairman. I +believe it's important for the board to facilitate the talents of its +project members. ++ +
+ 4. Og Maciel
+ Affiliation: Foresight Linux
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00004.html
+
+The GNOME Project has allowed me to take my first steps into the world +of collaborative projects and long nights of translation sprints. Due +to my open minded attitude, I have been able to get involved in many +different projects and work with a great number of interesting people. ++ + 5. John (J5) Palmieri
+I am running for the board because I believe GNOME needs to reach out +and get more people involved, not just in development of code. We are +already really good at that and though there is always room for +improvement there are areas that need a bit more push to get going. +Areas such as marketing, art and outreach, while having been growing +recently, need to be brought up and given more visibility within the +community. ++
+ 6. Lucas Rocha
+ Affiliation: Nokia
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00008.html
+
+I've been an active GNOME contributor since 2005. Since then I got involved in +a bunch of different (technical and non-technical) activities inside the +project by maintaining (Eye of GNOME and zenity) and contributing to some of +our software modules, co-coordinating projects (Google Summer of Code in GNOME, +GNOME Journal, GNOME Roadmap, GNOME Brasil, ...), side-contributing to some +teams (Web, Marketing, ...), organizing events, and other misc stuff.+ +
+ 7. Thomas Thurman
+ Affiliation: Devon IT
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00013.html
+
+I believe in freedom and respect, and that is why I use, create, and +maintain free software; the last year as a GNOME developer has been +full of new challenges for me, and I wish I had thought to help +sooner. I want to find ways to help others find that path. After much +thought over whether I should stand, I decided I could, and that the +question of "should" was better left to you.+ +
+ 8. Vincent Untz
+ Affiliation: Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00003.html
+
+I found my way in GNOME five years ago and I never left: I love the +project and I love the community. And of course, I care about both too. +While my contributions were technical ones at first, I've found out +that I enjoy doing non-technical stuff. I believe I understand quite +well our community and I can help the Foundation continue to do the +right thing for the project.+ +
+ 9. Diego Escalante Urrelo
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00007.html
+
+I'm running for the Board because I want to help GNOME in areas where +I haven't yet helped, but I feel capable of doing it. +I'm totally devoted to GNOME as a project and as a group, I've met +wonderful friends thanks to GNOME and learned lots of incredible +things. I'm confident that my skills and experience working with +people and doing administrative tasks will be useful to the Board.+ +
+ 10. Luis Villa
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00010.html
+
+I'll be running again for the Board this year. This will be an unusual +candidacy. I will not be running to do various and sundry board tasks; +I'll be running to do exactly one thing:+ +
+ * legal work- a vote for me is a vote that says 'Luis should be +the coordinator of all GNOME-related legal issues.' +
+ 11. Jeff Waugh
+ Affiliation: Waugh Partners
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2007-November/msg00001.html
+
+I love GNOME. I am passionate, motivated, and dedicated to building our +success, both outwardly - a foot on every desktop; and inwardly - making +sure our developer and user communities are rocking all the time. I believe +I've earned the trust of the GNOME community to represent it, both as a +communicator outside the project, and as a mediator and leader within our +community. I am here to help GNOME rock. ++ +
+ Ballots will be sent out via e-mail to everyone who's registered to vote + on Sunday, November 25th, to the address provided with registration. If + you need to change the address to which you want your ballot sent, please + contact elections@gnome.org + as soon as possible. People will vote by returning the ballot via e-mail. + A public archive of the ballot returns will be available after the + elections end on December 9th. +
+ ++ Also, keep in mind that there is a 2-person maximum on the number of + people affiliated with any one company that can be on the board: if more + than 2 persons from one company get elected, only the top 2 vote getters + will get on. You will be able to vote for up to 7 candidates of your + choice, with no restrictions, except that you cannot vote more than once + for the same candidate. +
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