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Vincent Untz a3ab1622d9 add news about referendum results updated for the referendum results ditto
2005-11-14  Vincent Untz  <vuntz@gnome.org>

	* foundation.gnome.org/index.wml:
	* foundation.gnome.org/news/index.wml: add news about referendum
	results
	* foundation.gnome.org/elections/2005/rules.wml: updated for the
	referendum results
	* foundation.gnome.org/referenda/2005-10/index.wml: ditto
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<title>The GNOME Foundation</title>
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<h1>The GNOME Foundation</h1>
<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p>
The GNOME Project is an effort to create a complete, free and easy-to-use
desktop environment for users, as well as a powerful application
development framework for software developers. GNOME is part of the <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU Project</a>, and is <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free Software</a>
(sometimes referred to as <a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open
Source</a> software).
</p>
<p>
The GNOME Foundation will work to further the goal of the GNOME project:
to create a computing platform for use by the general public that is
completely free software.
</p>
<p>
To achieve this goal, the Foundation will coordinate releases of GNOME and
determine which projects are part of GNOME. The Foundation will act as an
official voice for the GNOME project, providing a means of communication
with the press and with commercial and noncommercial organizations
interested in GNOME software. The foundation may produce educational
materials and documentation to help the public learn about GNOME software.
In addition, it may sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences, and
represent GNOME at relevant conferences sponsored by others, help create
technical standards for the project and promote the use and development of
GNOME software.
</p>
<h2>News</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Results of the Reducing Board Size Referendum official</strong>
<small>(14/11/2005)</small>
<blockquote>
The GNOME Foundation Membership &amp; Elections Committee is pleased
to announce that the results for the reducing board size referendum
are now official. There will be 7 slots to be filled in all future
GNOME Foundation elections, instead of 11 previously.
</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<strong>Preliminary results of the Reducing Board Size Referendum</strong>
<small>(07/11/2005)</small>
<blockquote>
The preliminary results of the reducing board size referendum have
been <a href="vote/results.php?election_id=1">posted</a>.
You can <a href="vote/votes.php?election_id=1">verify the
results</a> yourself.
Any challenges to these results must be received by November 13th.
</blockquote>
</li>
<li>
<strong>2005 GNOME Foundation Elections</strong>
<small>(04/11/2005)</small>
<blockquote>
The GNOME Foundation <a href="elections/2005/">elections</a> will
begin this month. If you want to run for these elections, you have to
nominate yourself before November 14th. Take a look at the <a
href="elections/2005/rules.html">rules and the timeline</a>.
</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
<p>More news is available <a href="news/">here</a>.</p>
<h2>Sponsors</h2>
<div class="center">
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<a href="http://www.osdn.com/"><img src="img/logos/osdn.gif" alt="OSDN" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle" /></a>
<a href="http://www.redflag-linux.com/"><img src="img/logos/redflag.gif" alt="Redflag Software Co., Ltd." border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle" /></a>
<a href="http://www.redhat.com/"><img src="img/logos/redhat.gif" alt="Red Hat" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle" /></a>
<a href="http://www.sun.com/"><img src="img/logos/sun.gif" alt="Sun Microsystems" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle" /></a>
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