Moving old overview document out of the way and putting in an updated
2001-10-23 Dan Mueth <d-mueth@uchicago.edu>
Moving old overview document out of the way and putting
in an updated draft for the 2001 elections.
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2001-10-23 Dan Mueth <d-mueth@uchicago.edu>
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Moving old overview document out of the way and putting
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in an updated draft for the 2001 elections.
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* overview.html:
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* overview_2000.html:
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2001-10-18 Glynn Foster <glynn.foster@sun.com>
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* membership-form.html: s/Name/Full Name in
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<A HREF="mailto:foundation-announce@gnome.org">foundation-announce@gnome.org</A>
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AND to <A HREF="mailto:foundation-list@gnome.org">foundation-list@gnome.org</A>
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with a description of how you have contributed to GNOME and why you
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want to be on the Board of Directors. (Deadline: Oct 23, 2000)
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want to be on the Board of Directors. (Deadline: Nov 8, 2001)
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</P>
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</OL>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Help set overall direction for GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with GNOME Foundation Advisory Board.</P>
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<LI><P>Finalize GNOME Foundation by-laws and finish creation of the
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GNOME Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with companies who would like to learn more about GNOME
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and define how they can help and work with GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Create GNOME release schedule and appoint release
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coordinators.</P>
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<LI><P>Promote and market GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Make announcements and press releases on behalf of GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Appoint individuals/committees to handle media, booths at
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conferences, press releases, etc.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify and resolve problems in GNOME. Identify weak points
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and opportunities for improvement and work toward improving GNOME in
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these areas.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify areas in which GNOME needs organizational improvement
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and appoint committees or individuals to work on these areas. Work with
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and help these teams to ensure the projects move forward succesfully.
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Some common examples are the release team, GUADEC organizing committee,
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membership and elections committee, and the fundraising committee.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify areas where GNOME needs improvements in policy,
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draft new policies, and go through revision and concensus-building of
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the policies with the GNOME community and Board. Some common examples
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include the GNOME Foundation charter, the membership policy, the
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GNOME accounts policy, and the software license policy.</P>
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<LI><P>Determine where and when GNOME conferences should be held and
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appoint individuals to coordinate the conferences.</P>
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<LI><P>Administer GNOME Foundation funds.</P>
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appoint individuals to coordinate the conferences.</P>
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<LI><P>Make announcements and press releases on behalf of GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Address any legal issues which come up (trademarks branding,
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licensing, copyright assignment, etc.).</P>
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licensing, copyright assignment, etc.).</P>
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<LI><P>Develop the GNOME Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Administer GNOME Foundation funds.</P>
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<LI><P>Hire, oversee, and work with any GNOME Foundation staff.</P>
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<LI><P>Maintain a web page and mailing lists. Post public parts of
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Board meeting minutes.</P>
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<LI><P>The board will arbitrate technical disputes between
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maintainers.</P>
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<LI><P>Be a liaison with other open source projects.</P>
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Board meeting minutes to foundation-list. Discuss them on the mailing
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list as necessary to guarantee all non-confidential Board activities are
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public and clear.</P>
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<LI><P>Arbitrate technical disputes between maintainers.</P>
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<LI><P>Act as a liaison with other open source projects.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with GNOME Foundation Advisory Board. Act as a liason with
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advisory board members, updating them
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to the state of GNOME, helping them to integrate into the GNOME
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community, and helping to bring their suggestions before the Board.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with companies who would like to learn more about GNOME
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and define how they can help and work with GNOME.</P>
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</OL>
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<P><U><B>Diversity of the Board of Directors</B></U></P>
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<P>The Board of Directors should reflect the diversity of the GNOME
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contributors as well as representatives of companies which are making
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major contributions to GNOME, individuals from various geographic
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regions, and representatives of other aspects of GNOME.
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The Board is tasked with addressing a diverse set of problems and challenges
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and will function best if the Board members are equally diverse in their skill
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set and expertise.
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</P>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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@ -95,11 +110,10 @@ regions, and representatives of other aspects of GNOME.
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Be a good leader.</P>
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<LI><P>Willing and able to dedicate a significant amount of time to
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GF work.</P>
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<LI><P>Be willing and able to dedicate a significant amount of time to
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GNOME Foundation work.</P>
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<LI><P>Be an active GNOME contributor who tracks the day-to-day
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happenings of GNOME.
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</P>
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happenings of GNOME.</P>
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</OL>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
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<HTML>
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<HEAD>
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<TITLE></TITLE>
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<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="StarOffice/5.1 (Linux)">
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<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Bart Decrem">
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<META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20001003;11090400">
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<META NAME="CHANGEDBY" CONTENT="Bart Decrem">
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<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Overview of the GNOME Foundation Board of
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Directors </B>
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</P>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<P><U><B>GNOME Foundation Overview</B></U></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The GNOME Foundation will work to
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further the goal of the GNOME project: to create a computing platform
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for use by the general public that is completely free software.</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
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</P>
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<P>To achieve this goal, the Foundation will coordinate releases of
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GNOME and determine which projects are part of GNOME. The Foundation
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will act as an official voice for the GNOME project, providing a
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means of communication with the press and with commercial and
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noncommercial organizations interested in GNOME software. The
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foundation may produce educational materials and documentation to
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help the public learn about GNOME software. In addition, it may
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sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences, represent GNOME at
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relevant conferences sponsored by others, help create technical
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standards for the project and promote the use and development of
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GNOME software. For more information, see <A HREF="/">The
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GNOME Foundation Web Site</A>.</P>
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<P><U><B>Becoming a Candidate for the Board of Directors</B></U></P>
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<P>If you would like to become a candidate for the Board of
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Directors, please:
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Read this document.</P>
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<LI><P>Read the GNOME Foundation charter
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(<A HREF="/charter.html">http://foundation.gnome.org/charter.html</A>).</P>
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<LI><P>Make sure you will have adequate time and interest in
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performing the tasks described below.</P>
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<LI><P>Announce your candidacy by sending an email to
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<A HREF="mailto:foundation-announce@gnome.org">foundation-announce@gnome.org</A>
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AND to <A HREF="mailto:foundation-list@gnome.org">foundation-list@gnome.org</A>
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with a description of how you have contributed to GNOME and why you
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want to be on the Board of Directors. (Deadline: Oct 23, 2000)
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</P>
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</OL>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<P><U><B>Partial List of Tasks of the Board of Directors </B></U>
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</P>
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<P>The Board of Directors must perform a broad set of both technical
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and non-technical tasks including:
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Help set overall direction for GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with GNOME Foundation Advisory Board.</P>
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<LI><P>Finalize GNOME Foundation by-laws and finish creation of the
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GNOME Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with companies who would like to learn more about GNOME
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and define how they can help and work with GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Create GNOME release schedule and appoint release
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coordinators.</P>
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<LI><P>Promote and market GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Make announcements and press releases on behalf of GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Appoint individuals/committees to handle media, booths at
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conferences, press releases, etc.</P>
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<LI><P>Determine where and when GNOME conferences should be held and
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appoint individuals to coordinate the conferences.</P>
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<LI><P>Administer GNOME Foundation funds.</P>
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<LI><P>Address any legal issues which come up (trademarks branding,
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licensing, copyright assignment, etc.).</P>
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<LI><P>Maintain a web page and mailing lists. Post public parts of
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Board meeting minutes.</P>
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<LI><P>The board will arbitrate technical disputes between
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maintainers.</P>
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<LI><P>Be a liaison with other open source projects.</P>
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</OL>
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<P><U><B>Diversity of the Board of Directors</B></U></P>
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<P>The Board of Directors should reflect the diversity of the GNOME
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project, including leaders of the core GNOME technologies, volunteer
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contributors as well as representatives of companies which are making
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major contributions to GNOME, individuals from various geographic
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regions, and representatives of other aspects of GNOME.
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</P>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<P><U><B>Qualities of a Good Director </B></U>
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</P>
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<P>A good director will have the following characteristics:
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Be a good leader.</P>
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<LI><P>Willing and able to dedicate a significant amount of time to
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GF work.</P>
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<LI><P>Be an active GNOME contributor who tracks the day-to-day
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happenings of GNOME.
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</P>
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</OL>
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<P><BR><BR>
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</P>
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<P><U><B>Director Requirements</B></U></P>
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<P>All directors must be willing to:
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</P>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Respect confidentiality of private discussions with
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corporations who are interested in working with the GNOME
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Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Contribute a significant amount of time to working on various
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GNOME Foundation projects and tasks.</P>
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<LI><P>Participate in biweekly meetings which are held over a
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telephone conference call.</P>
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<LI><P>Attend an annual in-person meeting of the Board of Directors
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(travel expenses would be covered by the Foundation).</P>
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<LI><P>Act on behalf of all GNOME contributors in the best interest
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of GNOME, and not solely represent the interests of a specific
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company or constituency.</P>
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</OL>
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