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GNOME having fun at Desktop Summit 2011
Friday, 5 August – preparing Friday, 10:00, August 5, 2011. A big group of people was standing a bit lost in the cloakroom of the Humboldt University at Unter den Linden, Berlin. They were the volunteers for the Desktop Summit 2011 – but without guidance and leadership, they were just nervously looking around and talking…
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Desktop Summit Panel on Copyright Assignment
Should free and open source projects and companies require people to sign community agreements in order to contribute, possibly signing over their copyrights? Karen Sandler, GNOME Foundation Executive Director, will be chairing an expert panel on this question at this year’s Desktop Summit in Berlin. The panel will include Mark Shuttleworth, Michael Meeks and Bradley…
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Intel, Collabora and SUSE to be main sponsors of the Desktop Summit
We are pleased to announce that the Desktop Summit 2011 in Berlin will be supported by Intel as Platinum sponsor. The event also welcomes Collabora and SUSE as Gold partners. The organization is delighted with the community spirit of these generous corporate partners. Mirko Boehm, Lead organizer of the Desktop Summit, said: “Their support is…
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GNOME Quarterly report Q1 2011
The GNOME Quarterly report is a document that comes out four times a year and highlights some of the efforts our teams have been up to of late. This quarters edition brings news from the Release Team, Art and Usability, Bug Squad, Marketing, Mobile, Website, Documentation, Membership, Events, Outreach Program for Women, GNOME User Groups,…
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Desktop Summit Intel AppUp Application Lab
The DesktopSummit 2011 team is pleased to announce the Intel AppUpSM Application Lab: MeeGo Series. The session will take place at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany as part of the Desktop Summit. Intel® is the Platinum Sponsor of the Summit. Scheduled from 15:00-18:00 on August 10th, this free, hands-on training aims to show application…
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A Conversation with Dirk Hohndel, Desktop Summit keynote speaker
Continuing our series of interviews with Desktop Summit keynote speakers, William Carlson spoke to Dirk Hohndel, Intel’s Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist, about the relationship between business and Open Source. Interesting insights from a hacker-turned-businessman with a track record in the Linux kernel and XFree86. On whether Open Source is a selling point for…
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Interview with Desktop Summit keynote, Claire Rowland
The second in our series of Desktop Summit keynote interviews is with Claire Rowland, Head of Research at Fjord, an international digital service design agency. Claire will be talking to us about user interface design in the era of cloud services: the axis of user experience has shifted away from the desktop towards services delivered…
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Karen Sandler Named New Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation
June 21, 2011: The GNOME Foundation today announced that it has appointed Karen Sandler as Executive Director. Sandler’s dedication to software freedom, her non-profits experience and her involvement in a wide range of free and open source software communities distinguish her as the logical choice for GNOME. “I’m very excited that Karen is joining the…
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Call for Participation: Workshops and BoFs at the Desktop Summit 2011
The Desktop Summit 2011 is a joint conference organised by the GNOME and KDE communities in Berlin, Germany from the 6th August 2011 to the 12th August 2011. Held annually in cities around Europe, GUADEC and Akademy are the world’s largest gatherings of those involved with the free desktop or mobile user interfaces. Developers, artists,…
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Interview with Desktop Summit keynote, Thomas Thwaites
Desktop Summit keynote speaker Thomas Thwaites gave an interview to us recently, covering a wide range of subjects. Thomas, who launched the Toaster Project in 2008, explores the relationship between technology, design and society. This interview is a sneak peek into the kinds of subjects that he is interested in. Q: What makes you happy…