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Candidates for 2004 GNOME Foundation Elections

+ +

+ 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. +

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+ 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. +

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+ Additional election details can be found on the + GNOME Foundation Web Site. +

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+ If you have any questions, please send them to either + foundation-list@gnome.org + or to us at elections@gnome.org. +

+ +

Candidates for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors

+ +

1. Jonathan Blandford
+

+ I am a long-time member of the GNOME community, and an employee of Red +Hat, Inc. I have been active on the Board for the past three years. I +also have previously been on the release team, and am currently on the +sysadmin team.

+

+I am primarily interested in continuing to work with Tim and Jody to +ensure that our finances remain in good shape. We've had a better year +financially, this past year, and I expect that we'll be able to continue +this trend. We have made great strides in our ability as a foundation +to hold and fund conferences, and we should be able to do even more this +year. I'd also like to make our budgeting more transparent and public.

+
+ Affiliation: Novell Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-October/msg00002.html +

+ +

2. Glynn Foster
+ " + I'm not in this for the glamour, the title or girls. I'm not in this to + feel popular if I get voted. I'm not in this so that I can sit on the + board and avoid the real work. I'm not in this so that I can fanboy the + other board members. I want to help the GNOME Project achieve, and I will + donate my time and energy to make the ideas become a reality. + "
+ Affiliation: Sun Microsystems Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00000.html +

+ +

3. Luis Villa
+ " + Getting adjusted on the board is a long-term process- I thought I'd have + a massive list of accomplishments from my first term, and I'm + disappointed to say I don't. That said, I now have a deep understanding + of the board, what our shortcomings are, and feel like we can do a lot in + the next year while becoming more focused on what is most important- + supporting GNOME development and developers. + "
+ Affiliation: Novell Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00001.html +

+ +

4. Bill Haneman
+ " + I want to help build on the momentum the current Board is gaining, since + it takes time for a new Board to get traction; I'm an active GNOME hacker + and lead of the GNOME Accessibility Project, an increasingly visible + aspect of GNOME; However I will focus on the 'big picture' GNOME + perspective. I think there are key tasks that the Board (and perhaps only + the Board) can effectively do; for instance propose policy regarding the + GNOME foot/logo and trademark, issue "GNOME-wide" press releases, and + liase between the Advisory Board and the developer community. Beyond + that, however, I think development policy is best set by developers. + "
+ Affiliation: Sun Microsystems Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00002.html +

+ +

5. Leslie Proctor
+ " + I've been working with GNOME since the very beginning - I did the media + relations around the launch of GNOME. Having a marketing dweeb on the + board has some advantages - I look at things through different eyes. If + I were a member of the board, I could spot potential marketing + opportunities early and more often. I wouldn't have to play catch up as + often as I do and could take full advantage of our accomplishments to + make some noise for ourselves. I can also be useful in fund raising - I + have a great deal of experience in this arena as well. Most importantly - + I'm a good team player, am very diplomatic and I communicate well. + "
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00003.html +

+ +

6. Nat Friedman
+ " + Vote for me because I care deeply about the success of the foundation, + GNOME, and the open source dekstop; because I've devoted the last five + years of my life to advancing the Linux desktop; because I believe that + we are engaged in a peaceful and bloodless revolution to end poverty, + hunger and disempowerment; and because I will keep pushing until we have + won. Also in some circles I am known as "the lambada king." + "
+ Affiliation: Novell Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00004.html +

+ +

7. Jody Goldberg
+ " + I'd like to keep a focus on GNOME development and improving our platform. + Co-existing with other projects is useful, but it would be far more + effective if the disparate efforts could share a platform, rather than + writing bridges between. In my opinion the Getty's 'Drain the swamp' + doctrine makes activities like, freedesktop.org, and small share-able + libraries like libgsf good contenders for pulling communities together. + "
+ Affiliation: Novell Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00005.html +

+ +

8. Jonathan Blandford
+ " + I am a long-time member of the GNOME community, and an employee of Red + Hat, Inc. Having been active on the Board for two years and treasurer for + the past year, I am aiming to serve again. + "
+ Affiliation: Red Hat Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00006.html +

+ +

9. Owen Taylor
+ " + I'd like to use the experience I have in the technical and organizational + side of GNOME to continue the good work the current board has done in + moving things forward smoothly, sort out remaining sticky areas, promote + cooperation with other parts of the free software world to solve problems + for users, and expand the visibility of GNOME in the broader computing + world. + "
+ Affiliation: Red Hat Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00007.html +

+ +

10. Dave Camp
+ " + I've been working on GNOME for awhile, and really care about its success + and adoption. The board is starting to play a crucial role in this - + getting the developers together with each other (fund raising), and + getting the developers together with customers (marketing). I can help + get stuff done. + "
+ Affiliation: Novell Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00008.html +

+ +

11. Sri Ramkrishna
+ " + Having been convinced to run. I'm running for Foundation Board of + Directors. I believe my background as a softare engineer at Intel + Corporation will provide experience and a different outlook from others + who have backgrounds more devoted directly to Linux and the desktop. I'm + also a damn good socialite. :-) + "
+ Affiliation: Intel
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2003-November/msg00020.html +

+ +

12. Malcolm Tredinnick
+ " + I would particularly like to help bring GNOME to more third-party + developers, encouraging them to build applications that utilise the GNOME + platform. I have had dealings with almost all of the other nominees and + should be able to work well with them pushing GNOME out into the world. + Resolving currently outstanding issues and continuing to move forwards + should be important to the board and I think I can provide some + enthusiasm to assist with this. + "
+ Affiliation: CommSecure
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00009.html +

+ +

13. Jeff Waugh
+ " + 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 have + a strong and involved presence on the Board. I am an active member of the + community without affiliation with the major GNOME contributing + companies, and can strike a balance between these sometimes conflicting + positions. Lastly, I am here to help GNOME rock. + "
+ Affiliation: Flow Communications
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00010.html +

+ +

Additional Election-related Information

+ +

+ Ballots will be sent out via e-mail to everyone who's registered to vote + on Friday, November 21th, 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 8th. +

+ +

+ Also, keep in mind that there is a 4-person maximum on the number of + people affiliated with any one company that can be on the board: if more + than 4 persons from one company get elected, only the top 4 vote getters + will get on. You will be able to vote for up to 11 candidates of your + choice, with no restrictions, except that you cannot vote more than once + for the same candidate. +

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