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<h1>Candidates for the GNOME Foundation 2003 Elections</h1>
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Below you will find a list of candidates who are running for the
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GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. A short summary statement from
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each candidate and a link to their full candidacy announcement is
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provided to help you learn more about them. We encourage all voters
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to read the full candidacy statements and related discussions on
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
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When deciding who you should vote for, please carefully consider
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the various tasks the Board of Directors must perform. This
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<a href="../overview.html">overview</a> may be helpful. Keep in mind that
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the board will make a number of important decisions and will also have to
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perform many tasks which require a significant amount of time and effort
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and the ability to work and communicate with other people, companies, and
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the media. The board of directors will represent GNOME to companies and
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the world in a very real way. It is a good idea to strive for a
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well-balanced board consisting of people with various backgrounds,
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skills, and perspectives.
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Additional elections details can be found on the
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<a href="../../">GNOME Foundation Web Site</a>.
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If you have any questions, please send them to either
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>
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or to us at <a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
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<h2>Candidates for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors</h2>
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<p>1. Michael Meeks<br />
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"
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On the board I would push for closer integration with other parts of the
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Free software desktop, particularly OpenOffice.org. I'm also concerned
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that Gnome stays a meritocracy and yet has a coherent strategy for
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companies to invest in. I'm interested in the board and it's organs
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promulgating only non-invasive decisions.<br />
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Of course - my real reasons are more related to wanting to pay less for
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the pure joy of contributing to endless confused ramblings on the phone [
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or something ;-].
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Novell Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-October/msg00002.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-October/msg00002.html</a>
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<p>2. Glynn Foster<br />
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"
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I'm not in this for the glamour, the title or girls. I'm not in this to
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feel popular if I get voted. I'm not in this so that I can sit on the
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board and avoid the real work. I'm not in this so that I can fanboy the
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other board members. I want to help the GNOME Project achieve, and I will
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donate my time and energy to make the ideas become a reality.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Sun Microsystems Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00000.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00000.html</a>
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<p>3. Luis Villa<br />
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Getting adjusted on the board is a long-term process- I thought I'd have
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a massive list of accomplishments from my first term, and I'm
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disappointed to say I don't. That said, I now have a deep understanding
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of the board, what our shortcomings are, and feel like we can do a lot in
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the next year while becoming more focused on what is most important-
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supporting GNOME development and developers.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Novell Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00001.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00001.html</a>
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<p>4. Bill Haneman<br />
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I want to help build on the momentum the current Board is gaining, since
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it takes time for a new Board to get traction; I'm an active GNOME hacker
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and lead of the GNOME Accessibility Project, an increasingly visible
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aspect of GNOME; However I will focus on the 'big picture' GNOME
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perspective. I think there are key tasks that the Board (and perhaps only
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the Board) can effectively do; for instance propose policy regarding the
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GNOME foot/logo and trademark, issue "GNOME-wide" press releases, and
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liase between the Advisory Board and the developer community. Beyond
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that, however, I think development policy is best set by developers.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Sun Microsystems Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00002.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00002.html</a>
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<p>5. Leslie Proctor<br />
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I've been working with GNOME since the very beginning - I did the media
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relations around the launch of GNOME. Having a marketing dweeb on the
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board has some advantages - I look at things through different eyes. If
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I were a member of the board, I could spot potential marketing
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opportunities early and more often. I wouldn't have to play catch up as
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often as I do and could take full advantage of our accomplishments to
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make some noise for ourselves. I can also be useful in fund raising - I
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have a great deal of experience in this arena as well. Most importantly -
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I'm a good team player, am very diplomatic and I communicate well.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: None<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00003.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00003.html</a>
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<p>6. Nat Friedman<br />
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Vote for me because I care deeply about the success of the foundation,
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GNOME, and the open source dekstop; because I've devoted the last five
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years of my life to advancing the Linux desktop; because I believe that
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we are engaged in a peaceful and bloodless revolution to end poverty,
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hunger and disempowerment; and because I will keep pushing until we have
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won. Also in some circles I am known as "the lambada king."
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Novell Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00004.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00004.html</a>
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<p>7. Jody Goldberg<br />
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I'd like to keep a focus on GNOME development and improving our platform.
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Co-existing with other projects is useful, but it would be far more
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effective if the disparate efforts could share a platform, rather than
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writing bridges between. In my opinion the Getty's 'Drain the swamp'
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doctrine makes activities like, freedesktop.org, and small share-able
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libraries like libgsf good contenders for pulling communities together.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Novell Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00005.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00005.html</a>
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<p>8. Jonathan Blandford<br />
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I am a long-time member of the GNOME community, and an employee of Red
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Hat, Inc. Having been active on the Board for two years and treasurer for
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the past year, I am aiming to serve again.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Red Hat Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00006.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00006.html</a>
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<p>9. Owen Taylor<br />
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I'd like to use the experience I have in the technical and organizational
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side of GNOME to continue the good work the current board has done in
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moving things forward smoothly, sort out remaining sticky areas, promote
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cooperation with other parts of the free software world to solve problems
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for users, and expand the visibility of GNOME in the broader computing
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world.
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Red Hat Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00007.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00007.html</a>
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<p>10. Dave Camp<br />
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I've been working on GNOME for awhile, and really care about its success
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and adoption. The board is starting to play a crucial role in this -
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getting the developers together with each other (fund raising), and
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getting the developers together with customers (marketing). I can help
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get stuff done.
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Affiliation: Novell Inc.<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00008.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00008.html</a>
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<p>11. Sri Ramkrishna<br />
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"
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Having been convinced to run. I'm running for Foundation Board of
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Directors. I believe my background as a softare engineer at Intel
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Corporation will provide experience and a different outlook from others
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who have backgrounds more devoted directly to Linux and the desktop. I'm
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also a damn good socialite. :-)
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"<br />
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Affiliation: Intel<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2003-November/msg00020.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2003-November/msg00020.html</a>
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<p>12. Malcolm Tredinnick<br />
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I would particularly like to help bring GNOME to more third-party
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developers, encouraging them to build applications that utilise the GNOME
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platform. I have had dealings with almost all of the other nominees and
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should be able to work well with them pushing GNOME out into the world.
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Resolving currently outstanding issues and continuing to move forwards
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should be important to the board and I think I can provide some
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enthusiasm to assist with this.
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Affiliation: CommSecure<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00009.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00009.html</a>
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<p>13. Jeff Waugh<br />
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I love GNOME. I am passionate, motivated, and dedicated to building our
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success, both outwardly - a foot on every desktop; and inwardly - making
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sure our developer and user communities are rocking all the time. I have
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a strong and involved presence on the Board. I am an active member of the
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community without affiliation with the major GNOME contributing
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companies, and can strike a balance between these sometimes conflicting
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positions. Lastly, I am here to help GNOME rock.
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Affiliation: Flow Communications<br />
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Full statement at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00010.html">http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2003-November/msg00010.html</a>
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<h2>Additional Elections-related Information</h2>
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Ballots will be sent out via e-mail to everyone who's registered to vote
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on Friday, November 21th, to the address provided with registration. If
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you need to change the address to which you want your ballot sent, please
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contact <a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>
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as soon as possible. People will vote by returning the ballot via e-mail.
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A public archive of the ballot returns will be available after the
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elections end on December 8th.
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</p>
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<p>
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Also, keep in mind that there is a 4-person maximum on the number of
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people affiliated with any one company that can be on the board: if more
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than 4 persons from one company get elected, only the top 4 vote getters
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will get on. You will be able to vote for up to 11 candidates of your
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choice, with no restrictions, except that you cannot vote more than once
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for the same candidate.
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