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<title>The GNOME Foundation</title>
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
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<img SRC="gnome.jpg" ALT="" height=250 width=198 border=0></a><img
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SRC="text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
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Home :
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<a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> :
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<a href="charter.html">Charter</a> :
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<a href="membership-policy.html">Policy</a> :
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<a href="membership-form.html">Application</a> :
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<a href="elections.html">Elections</a>
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<a NAME="News"></a><b>News</b>:
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<li>
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<strong>2001 Election Schedule Announced</strong> <small>(10/22/2001)</small>
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<blockquote>
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The 2001 elections for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors
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has been <a
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href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2001-October/msg00050.html">announced</a>.
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The announcement includes the timeline and details for who is eligible
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for nomination and to vote.
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<li>
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<strong>New Membership Policy Adopted</strong> <small>(07/12/2001)</small>
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A new <a href="membership-policy.html">membership qualification
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policy</a> has been adopted and the GNOME Foundation Membership
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has been re-opened to new members. If you would like to become
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a member, please <a href="membership-form.html">apply here</a>.
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</blockquote>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Board Meeting Minutes</strong> <small>(biweekly)</small>
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Minutes from the most recent board meeting can always be found in
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the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/">
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foundation-announce mailing list archives</a>.
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</blockquote>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<a NAME="Introduction"></a><b>Introduction</b> <br>The GNOME
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project has built a complete free and easy-to-use desktop environment for
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the user, as well as a powerful application framework for the software
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developer. GNOME is part of the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>,
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and is free software (some times referred to as open source software.)
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The GNOME Foundation will work to further the goals of the GNOME project.
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To achieve these goals, the Foundation will coordinate releases of GNOME
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and determine which projects are part of GNOME. The Foundation will act
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as an official voice for the GNOME project, providing a means of communication
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with the press and with commercial and noncommercial organizations interested
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in GNOME software. The foundation may produce educational materials and
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documentation to help the public learn about GNOME software. In addition,
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it may sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences, represent GNOME at
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relevant conferences sponsored by others, help create technical standards
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for the project and promote the use and development of GNOME software.
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<a NAME="Board of Directors"></a><b>Board of Directors</b>
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<br>The GNOME Foundation is run by a Board of Directors, which was elected
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by the entire GNOME community and consists of <em>Miguel de Icaza</em>,
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<em>Bart Decrem</em>, <em>Jim Gettys</em>, <em>John Heard</em>,
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<em>Raph Levien</em>, <em>Federico Mena Quintero</em>, <em>Dan Mueth</em>,
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<em>Havoc Pennington</em>, <em>Maciej Stachowiak</em>, <em>Owen Taylor</em>
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and <em>Daniel Veillard</em>. If you would like to contact the Board
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of Directors, you can email them at <a
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href="mailto:board@gnome.org">board@gnome.org</a>.
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</p>
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<a NAME="Advisory Board"></a><b>Advisory Board</b>
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<br>In addition to the Foundation's Board of Directors, there is also an
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Advisory Board, made up of organizations and companies that are supporting
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GNOME. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides
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a vehicle for its members to communicate with the Board of Directors. Current
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Advisory Board members include <em>Borland</em>, <em>Compaq</em>, <em>Debian
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Project</em>, <em>Free Software Foundation</em>, <em>Gnumatic</em>,
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<em>Hewlett-Packard</em>, <em>IBM</em>, <em>MandrakeSoft, Object
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Management Group</em>, <em>Red Flag Linux</em>, <em>Red Hat</em>, <em>Sun
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Microsystems</em>, <em>TurboLinux</em>, <em>VA Linux</em> and <em>Ximian</em>.
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</p>
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<p>
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<a NAME="Membership"></a><b>Membership</b>
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<br>The Membership consists of all GNOME contributors who wish
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to become part of the Membership and go through the application
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process. Members can run for election to the Board of Directors,
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vote in the elections for the Board of Directors, and suggest
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referenda. If you are a GNOME contributor and would like to become
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a member of the Foundation, <a href="membership-form.html">apply
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here</a>. If you aren't sure if you qualify, read the
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<a href="membership-policy.html">Membership Policy</a>. You
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can also browse the <a href="membership-list.html">current membership
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list</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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<a NAME="Other Foundation-Related Materials"></a><b>Other
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Foundation-Related Materials:</b>
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<ul>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><a href="http://www.gnome.org/pr-foundation.html">Press
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release announcing the creation of the foundation</a></div>
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</li>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; ">Mailing lists: </div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><b><a href="mailto:foundation-announce@gnome.org">foundation-announce@gnome.org</a></b>(<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce">archive</a>|
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce">subscription
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page</a>) is for foundation-related announcements. </div>
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<b><a href="mailto:foundation-list@gnome.org">foundation-list@gnome.org</a></b>(<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list">archive</a>|
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list">subscription
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page</a>) is for all foundation-related discussions, including discussions
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about candidacy statements. Minutes from board meetings are also posted
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here.
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<center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by
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and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
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Schnapper-Casteras</a>.</font></center>
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