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<title>The GNOME Foundation</title>
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<h1>The GNOME Foundation</h1>
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<h2>Introduction</h2>
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<p>
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The GNOME Project is an effort to create a complete, free and easy-to-use
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desktop environment for users, as well as a powerful application
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development framework for software developers. GNOME is part of the <a
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href="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU Project</a>, and is <a
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href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free Software</a>
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(sometimes referred to as <a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open
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Source</a> software).
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The GNOME Foundation will work to further the goal of the GNOME project:
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to create a computing platform for use by the general public that is
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completely free software.
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To achieve this goal, the Foundation will coordinate releases of GNOME and
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determine which projects are part of GNOME. The Foundation will act as an
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official voice for the GNOME project, providing a means of communication
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with the press and with commercial and noncommercial organizations
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interested in GNOME software. The foundation may produce educational
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materials and documentation to help the public learn about GNOME software.
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In addition, it may sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences, and
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represent GNOME at relevant conferences sponsored by others, help create
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technical standards for the project and promote the use and development of
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GNOME software.
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</p>
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<h2>News</h2>
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<strong>GUADEC 2004 slated for Norway</strong>
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<small>(22/10/2003)</small>
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<blockquote>
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GUADEC 2004 will be held in Kristiansand, Norway. See the
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/guadec5.html">press
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release</a> for more details.
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</blockquote>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>2003 GNOME Foundation Elections</strong>
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<small>(22/10/2003)</small>
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<blockquote>
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The GNOME Foundation <a href="elections/2003/">elections</a> will
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begin in November. If you want to run for these elections, you have to
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nominate yourself before November 7th. Take a look at the <a
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href="elections/2003/rules.html">rules and the timeline</a>.
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</blockquote>
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<strong>GUADEC 2003 to attract global audience of GNOME developers and enthusiasts</strong>
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<small>(18/02/2002)</small>
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<blockquote>
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Free software luminaries, open source developers gather to advance the
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next generation of the multi-platform desktop environment in June,
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Dublin Ireland.
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</blockquote>
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</ul>
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<p>More news is available <a href="news/">here</a>.</p>
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<h2>Sponsors</h2>
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<div class="center">
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/"><img src="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/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="img/logos/ximian.jpg" alt="Ximian Inc." border="0" hspace="8" vspace="5" align="middle" /></a>
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