June 2, 2006
gnome
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For the benefit of those not subscribed to foundation-list and foundation-announce, I’d like to make a board announcement on here:
When Luis announced to the board that he wanted to resign a couple of weeks ago, the board discussed our options – referendum or co-option. We felt that co-opting a new member onto the board, on the basis of the election results last December, was the best way to select the newest member of the board. Our decision was made easy by the fact that since the election, this person has gone on to become a heavyweight in the GNOME community in very short order.
So without further ado, I’d like to announce that the board has decided to co-opt Quim Gil onto the board into the vacant position left by Luis Villa, effective immediately. We’re all sorry to see Luis leave the board, but I have a feeling that this means we’ll be hearing even more from him in the future. I’d like to wish him all the best in his budding legal career.
June 1, 2006
guadec
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So – a world-changing event collides with a world-stopping event at the end of the month, when GUADEC is happening right in the middle of the FIFA World Cup (TM) (hope I don’t get sued for saying World Cup (TM) or Germany 2006 (TM)).
I have signed up for Channel 4’s fantasy world cup competition – it’s just for fun. The idea is simple – you make your dream international team by picking 11 players in a 1-4-4-2 formation with no more than 2 players coming from any given country. Your players get points for appearances, saving penalties, keeping clean sheets, scoring goals or making key passes. They lose points for goals conceded and cards.
And I’ve created a friend’s league – the idea is to have a bunch of people sign up their teams and then join the league, and we can find out who’s got the best team as time goes on. The end of phase 1 is the first cut-off point of the competition, and it falls right at the start of GUADEC, just before our football competition. So head on over, sign up a team, and we’ll have a little friendly competition to see who’s the besty judge of football in Villanova.
Once you’ve signed up, the league PIN is 8992 (you’ll need that to join the league).
