January 2024 – GNOME Foundation

GNOME at FOSDEM 2024

Join us at FOSDEM 2024 this weekend (February 3rd-4th) in Brussels, Belgium!

FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings for Free Software enthusiasts and contributors. Held annually in Brussels, this free event is a great opportunity for software developers to meet, share ideas, and collaborate.

We are excited to be hosting a GNOME booth again this year! Find us in the booth area and pick up a GNOME shirt, hat, or hoodie (limited supply!), ask questions, meet contributors and staff, or just come by to say hello!

FOSDEM Faculté de Droit — *Photo by Teemu Mäntynen CC BY-NC 2.0*

GNOME Beers

On Saturday (Feb 3rd), GNOME will be hosting our annual social evening – GNOME Beers! We will be gathering at Pommodoro (Rue du Progrès 31, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Bruxelles, Belgium) starting at 8:00 PM. All are welcome to join, we’d love you to come along and socialize, meet staff, and chat with core contributors. Please note that this year this event is not sponsored, but you will be able to place personal orders to purchase food or drinks at the venue.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Text: GNOME Beers. Clock icon with text: Sat, Feb 3 8:00 PM CET. Map icon with text: Pommodoro Rue de Progres 31, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Bruxelles

Application Open for GNOME Foundation Software Engineer

The GNOME Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for an open Software Engineer position.

About The GNOME Foundation

The GNOME Foundation is a leader in open source software development, advocating for a free and open computing environment. We are looking to enhance the GNOME platform, with a focus on families and younger users. We seek a software engineer to contribute to this project.

About the Software Engineer Position

Scope of Work

Core Maintenance: Maintain and improve essential components, notably Glib.
Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls: Develop features for internet content filtering, screen time monitoring, and other digital safety measures.
Usability & Reliability: Enhance GNOME Software for user-friendliness and efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience

English fluency.
Proven contributions to the GNOME community.
Experience with Glib, GNOME Software, GNOME Settings, and relevant freedesktop.org components.

Key Attributes

Passion for open source.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Effective remote work capability.
Proficiency in C (required) and Rust (preferred).
Familiarity with open source development tools (Git, GitLab) and practices.
Strong communication skills and ability to present at community events.

Compensation and Position Details

Location: Remote
Duration: 1 year (fixed term remote contractor position with potential to extend based on funding)
Salary: Up to $50,000 USD per year, experience-dependent

How to Apply

Send your resume and cover letter detailing your GNOME community contributions to careers+sw-eng@gnome.org.
Application Deadline: January 26, 2024.

The GNOME Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. Join us in shaping the future of the GNOME platform!

GUADEC 2024 Call for Participation Opens

The GNOME Foundation is delighted to announce that the call for participation in GUADEC 2024 is now open! You can submit your talk proposal at: https://events.gnome.org/event/209/abstracts/.

GUADEC is the largest annual GNOME community conference, and it will be held this year in Denver, USA from July 19^th to 24^th. Talks will be streamed online for anyone attending remotely.

The GNOME Foundation is seeking talks on a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

Application development
Privacy and security
Community and team building
Design of user and developer experience
Use of GNOME technologies outside the desktop
Newcomers initiatives
Project planning and governance

The first three days of the conference, July 19^th-21^st will be focussed on talks. The following two days, July 22^nd and 23^rd will be dedicated to BoFs and workshops. The final day, July 24^th will be a fun social event for all who want to join us!

We will be accepting both remote and in-person presentation submissions. if you have a BoF, Workshop, or Lightning Talk you may also submit it now. The deadline for all presentation submissions is February 18^th.

Please note if you require travel sponsorship to join GUADEC you will need to apply at the same time as submitting your CfP. Please apply by submitting a GitLab issue to the Travel Committee. We will be accepting travel requests until February 18.

More information about GUADEC can be found at guadec.org and on our social media channels.
Press inquiries and questions can be sent to guadec@gnome.org.

Submit a Talk