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2002-09-24 Steve Fox <drfickle@k-lug.org>
* index.html: Update the news
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* bylaws.pdf: by-laws doc
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
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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="press.html">Press</a> :
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<a href="organization.html">Organization</a> :
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<a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a> :
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<a href="membership.html">Membership</a> :
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<a href="elections.html">Elections</a> :
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<a href="directory.html">Directory</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/friends/">Fundraising</a>
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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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<br>
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<a NAME="News"></a><b>News</b>:
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<strong>Foundation By-laws Posted</strong>
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<small>(09/24/2002)</small>
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The GNOME Foundation <a href="bylaws.pdf">by-laws</a> have now been posted in PDF format.
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<strong>Foundation Membership Renewal Exercise</strong>
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<small>(08/31/2002)</small>
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We are currently working to renew all old-style GNOME Foundation memberships under the new rules, available <a href="membership.html">here</a>. Affected members will receive mail today explaining what they need to do.
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<strong>Friends of GNOME Fundraising Program</strong>
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<small>(07/17/2002)</small>
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The Friends of GNOME program has been launched to help raise funds for development, education and promotion for GNOME worldwide. The <a href="http://www.gnome.org/summit/">GNOME Summit</a> is one event which is supported through the generosity of this program.
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<strong>Results of 2001 election official</strong>
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<small>(12/07/2001)</small>
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The GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee are pleased to announce the following members
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as official Foundation board directors for the 2001/2002 term of office - <BR>
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Jonathan Blandford, Miguel de Icaza, Nat Friedman, Jim Gettys, Jody Goldberg, Telsa Gwynne,
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James Henstridge, George Lebl, Federico Mena-Quintero, Havoc Pennington and Daniel Veillard.
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<strong>Preliminary results of 2001 election announced</strong>
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<small>(11/27/2001)</small>
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The preliminary results of the election have been <a
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href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2001-November/msg00037.html">posted</a>.
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Any challenges to these results must be received by December
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4.
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<strong>2001 Final list of election Candidates Announced</strong> <small>(11/10/2001)</small>
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All 2001 election candidates have been compiled into a <a href="ballot-summary.html">Final List
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of Candidates</a>. Voting begins on the 20th November and finishes on the 27th November.
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<strong>2001 Election Schedule Announced</strong> <small>(10/22/2001)</small>
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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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<strong>Tim Ney Joins GNOME Foundation as Executive Director</strong> <small>(08/22/2001)</small>
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The GNOME Foundation is pleased to announce that Tim Ney is joining the GNOME
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Foundation as its executive director. For more information, see the
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/pr-ney_execdir.html">press release </a> and the
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2001-August/msg00027.html">announcement
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</a> sent by Havoc Pennington.
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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.php">apply here</a>.
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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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<h2 align="center">Sponsors</h2>
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<a href="http://www.compaq.com"><img src="logos/compaq.gif" alt="Compaq" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.debian.org"><img src="logos/debian.gif" alt="Debian" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.fsf.org"><img src="logos/fsf.gif" alt="Free Software Foundation" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.hp.com"><img src="logos/hp.gif" alt="Hewlett Packard" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.ibm.com"><img src="logos/ibm.gif" alt="IBM" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.mandrakesoft.com"><img src="logos/mandrakesoft.gif" alt="MandrakeSoft" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.redflag-linux.com"><img src="logos/redflag.gif" alt="Redflag Software Co., Ltd." border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.redhat.com"><img src="logos/redhat.gif" alt="Red Hat" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.sun.com"><img src="logos/sun.gif" alt="Sun Microsystems" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.osdn.com"><img src="logos/osdn.gif" alt="OSDN" border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<a href="http://www.ximian.com"><img src="logos/ximian.jpg" alt="Ximian Inc." border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle"></a>
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<center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by
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<a href="mailto:membership@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a>
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and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
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Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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