Month: January 2018

GNOME to be present at FOSDEM 2018

GNOME will be present at FOSDEM, one of the largest gatherings for Free Software contributors and enthusiasts taking place in Brussels, Belgium January 3 & 4 February.

GNOME is hosting a booth where attendees can test the latest GNOME version, get promotion material, talk to contributors and learn about how to get involved in the community.

In addition to the booth, GNOME will host newcomers workshop sessions where people can meet leading contributors who will share practical knowledge about how to get involved in a specific contribution area/project. Information about the workshops including signup information is available on the GNOME wiki.

On Saturday evening from 8 pm, GNOME will be hosting GNOME Beers at A La Bécasse pub, Rue de Tabora 11. We welcome all members of the community and those who simply want to come and say hello!

A few days prior to FOSDEM  several core GNOME developers will gather in Brussels for a Hackfest with the aim of making progress towards GTK+4.

We look forward to seeing you.

Photo by Teemu Mäntynen CC BY-NC 2.0

2017 year in review

With the start of the new year let’s take a moment and remember 2017.

2017 represented a strong year for the project, with another two releases with large technical advances. We have seen growing numbers of partners, new advisory board members and a wider adoption of GNOME on several distributions.

During the year, The GNOME Foundation board set a number of policies in place which likely will have a positive impact on the project, including hiring a full-time Executive Director to oversee the future success of the organization.

During GUADEC 2017, the largest annual conference, a special anniversary party was being held to acknowledge the project’s 20th anniversary. GNOME Asia Summit, the other major GNOME conference, happened in Chongqing China. In addition to the conferences, a number of Hackfests was being held and contributors represented GNOME at a number of events.

We are optimistic that 2018 will become an even stronger year. It’s a fantastic time to join the community and help shape future of the project. We always welcome new contributors, from developers, designers, translators, marketing people, event organisers and much more.


A photo from GUADEC 2017 – by Jonathan Kang

 

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