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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: Red Hat
- Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00013.html +

+ 1. Jonathan Blandford
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00013.html

+
+ 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. +
-

2. Bryan Clark
-

-SUMMARY NEEDED -

- Affiliation: Red Hat
+

+ 2. Bryan Clark
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00011.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

3. Murray Cumming
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 3. Murray Cumming
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00007.html

+
+ I am a dedicated member of the release-team and maintainer of the C++ + bindings. I believe in building and identifying consensus, in order to + create the environment in which GNOME's talent can thrive productively. I + would like the Board to continue its good work but be a little more + organised. +
-

4. Rodney Dawes
-

I agree with Tim. As far as contributions to GNOME go, I maintain -intltool, gnome-icon-theme, evolution-webcal, and the background -portion of control-center. I've also contributed code to most other -GNOME modules as well. -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
- Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00009.html +

+ 4. Rodney Dawes
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00009.html

+
+ I agree with Tim. As far as contributions to GNOME go, I maintain + intltool, gnome-icon-theme, evolution-webcal, and the background portion + of control-center. I've also contributed code to most other GNOME modules + as well. +
-

5. Miguel de Icaza
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+

+ 5. Miguel de Icaza
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00005.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

6. Christian Schaller
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: Fluendo S.L.
+

+ 6. Christian Schaller
+ Affiliation: Fluendo S.L.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00006.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
- -

7. Jody Goldberg
-

Who am I - - Maintainer of Gnumeric, libgsf, gnome-control-center, - libgnomeprint{ui}* and long time contributor throughout the stack - - Advocate for developing software on the GNOME platform and - building bridges to expand the user base of that platform. - - Board Member for the last three years, sometimes as secretary, - and assistant treasurer. -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+

+ 7. Jody Goldberg
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00020.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

8. Bill Haneman
-

IMO Board issues for the next year will include leveraging grassroots -GNOME support around the world, and facilitating use of the GNOME -"brand" while defending GNOME and Free Software. Forging and -strengthening relationships is important too. - -I work on GNOME software every day; as maintainer of multiple cvs -modules, and as an architect of the GNOME Accessibility Project. - -"GNOME is for everybody!". -

-
- Affiliation: Sun Microsystems
+

+ 8. Bill Haneman
+ Affiliation: Sun Microsystems
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00019.html

+
+ IMO Board issues for the next year will include leveraging grassroots + GNOME support around the world, and facilitating use of the GNOME "brand" + while defending GNOME and Free Software. Forging and strengthening + relationships is important too. I work on GNOME software every + day; as maintainer of multiple cvs modules, and as an architect + of the GNOME Accessibility Project. "GNOME is for everybody!". +
-

9. Dom Lachowicz
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 9. Dom Lachowicz
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00024.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

10. Michael Meeks
-

At last count, Gnome was suffering from a lack of clear, well -articulated, technical leadership, with no mechanism for generating -technical consensus (particularly where this requires compromise). -This in general leads to directional atrophy, wasted effort, and -violence towards domestic pets. - The board shouldn't provide this leadership, but can encourage it. -Furthermore it seems obvious that the Gnome environment should be -further strengthened by compromise, alignment & code-sharing with other -projects eg. Mozilla & OpenOffice.org. -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+

+ 10. Michael Meeks
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00016.html

+
+ At last count, Gnome was suffering from a lack of clear, well + articulated, technical leadership, with no mechanism for generating + technical consensus (particularly where this requires compromise). This + in general leads to directional atrophy, wasted effort, and violence + towards domestic pets. The board shouldn't provide this leadership, but + can encourage it. Furthermore it seems obvious that the Gnome environment + should be further strengthened by compromise, alignment & + code-sharing with other projects eg. Mozilla & OpenOffice.org. +
-

11. Federico Mena-Quintero
-

My interest is in propagating the use of Gnome in Latin America: help -local groups make the best use of Gnome and free software in general. -I want to ensure that Gnome has a clear direction from the viewpoint -of regional efforts: that it can be integrated into local GNU/Linux -distributions easily, that it provides a good technology base for -custom setups, that it is easy for developers to learn, and that it is -adequately localized. -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+

+ 11. Federico Mena-Quintero
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00010.html

+
+ My interest is in propagating the use of Gnome in Latin America: help + local groups make the best use of Gnome and free software in general. I + want to ensure that Gnome has a clear direction from the viewpoint of + regional efforts: that it can be integrated into local GNU/Linux + distributions easily, that it provides a good technology base for custom + setups, that it is easy for developers to learn, and that it is + adequately localized. +
-

12. David Neary
-

Even though I'm probably an unknown to most of the GNOME developers, I have been -around for quite a while, primarily in the GIMP project. Last year, I was -involved in organising GUADEC, and also brought the GIMP under the GNOME -Foundation umbrella, with help from Tim Ney and the current board. I'm more an -organiser than a coder, and I actually like doing board-type activities. - -The board has a lot to offer to the community, especially in the realm of -communication and organisation - being on the board doesn't mean running -things, so much as letting other people know what needs running, and harnessing -that enthusiasm. -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 12. David Neary
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00008.html

+
+ Even though I'm probably an unknown to most of the GNOME developers, I + have been around for quite a while, primarily in the GIMP project. Last + year, I was involved in organising GUADEC, and also brought the GIMP + under the GNOME Foundation umbrella, with help from Tim Ney and the + current board. I'm more an organiser than a coder, and I actually like + doing board-type activities. The board has a lot to offer to the + community, especially in the realm of communication and organisation - + being on the board doesn't mean running things, so much as letting other + people know what needs running, and harnessing that enthusiasm. +
-

13. Tim Ney
-

I nominate myself for a seat on the 2005 GNOME Foundation Board of -Directors: For the GNOME Foundation to fulfill its mission, it needs the -combined efforts of hackers and non-hackers alike. One of my main -contributions to GNOME has been to organize and raise funds for GUADEC, -the Summit and now other regional events in Brazil and Spain. For GNOME -to scale to the widest geography of development, recognition and use, we -need to assemble more resources to help provide training accessible to -all. -

-
- Affiliation: GNOME Foundation
+

+ 13. Tim Ney
+ Affiliation: GNOME Foundation
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00013.html

+
+ I nominate myself for a seat on the 2005 GNOME Foundation Board of + Directors: For the GNOME Foundation to fulfill its mission, it needs the + combined efforts of hackers and non-hackers alike. One of my main + contributions to GNOME has been to organize and raise funds for GUADEC, + the Summit and now other regional events in Brazil and Spain. For GNOME + to scale to the widest geography of development, recognition and use, we + need to assemble more resources to help provide training accessible to + all. +
-

14. Anne Østergaard
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 14. Anne Østergaard
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00003.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

15. Germán Poó-Caamaño
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 15. Germán Poó-Caamaño
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00015.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

16. Leslie Proctor
-

I've been involved with GNOME since the -beginning, doing marketing, organizing trade show -presence, helping to organize GUADEC and other stuff -like that. I'm an incumbent member of the board. -

-
- Affiliation: None
+

+ 16. Leslie Proctor
+ Affiliation: None
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00001.html

+
+ I've been involved with GNOME since the beginning, doing marketing, + organizing trade show presence, helping to organize GUADEC and other + stuff like that. I'm an incumbent member of the board. +
-

17. Owen Taylor
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: Red Hat
+

+ 17. Owen Taylor
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00004.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +
-

18. Daniel Veillard
-

I am French, long time Gnomer and Linux addict, maintainer of -libxml, libxslt and rpmfind. I served on the Gnome Board for three -years and I am used to non-profit organizations and the negociations -needed to reach consensus in a group. I will focuse on the reuse -of standards, internationalization and keeping trust relationship at an -individual level. I think those are needed to keep hacking on Gnome fun -and getting acceptance in new communities. Growing GNOME presence -worldwide in mindshare, users and developpers is the next challenge -of the Board. -

-
- Affiliation: Red Hat
+

+ 18. Daniel Veillard
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/membership-committee/2004-November/msg00011.html

+
+ I am French, long time Gnomer and Linux addict, maintainer of libxml, + libxslt and rpmfind. I served on the Gnome Board for three years and I am + used to non-profit organizations and the negociations needed to reach + consensus in a group. I will focuse on the reuse of standards, + internationalization and keeping trust relationship at an individual + level. I think those are needed to keep hacking on Gnome fun and getting + acceptance in new communities. Growing GNOME presence worldwide in + mindshare, users and developpers is the next challenge of the Board. +
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19. Luis Villa
-

SUMMARY NEEDED -

-
- Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
+

+ 19. Luis Villa
+ Affiliation: Novell, Inc.
Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2004-November/msg00012.html

+
+ SUMMARY NEEDED +

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