GNOME Foundation

  • April Fools! GNOME 3.0 Rescheduled for September 2011 Release

    April 1 (April Fools’ Day), 2011 — BANGALORE, India — The GNOME Release Team met in India this week to discuss the state of GNOME 3. The Release Team came to a consensus opinion that one more cycle will be required before GNOME 3.0 is ready to be released. The decision was communicated to and approved by the GNOME Foundation Board on a conference call.

    The delay of the release comes for a number of reasons. The primary indicator of the unreadiness of the release is the massive number of exceptions that have been requested and granted during the hard code freeze period. There have been several last-minute API changes that have the potential to harm the stability of the release.

    The recent announcement that the Mozilla project would discontinue support for embedding has cast doubts on the technical underpinnings of the new GNOME shell. There are also concerns about the frequently shifting visual design and questions about its performance and portability. The release team is also concerned about the possible near-future release of GTK4 and what that means for GNOME as a development platform.

    Foremost, the GNOME project is committed to only releasing the highest quality software. Dozens of release-critical blocker bugs remain open with little chance of being fixed by the time of the release.

    At this time, there will be no new release in the 2.x series and all developer effort will focus on improvements to GNOME 3.0. The release is being delayed for a full 6 months to avoid scheduling problems for our downstream distributors. During this 6 month period, we will reopen module proposals in the usual way. We are particularly encouraging module proposals from alternate desktop shells, which will be given careful consideration.

    The Release Team would like to thank the developers who continue to put tremendous amounts of work into the GNOME project. The level of the quality of the code is at the highest that it has ever been and there is no doubt that we will easily have the best desktop on the planet by September 2011.

    About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation

    GNOME is a free-software project whose goal is to develop a complete, accessible and easy to use desktop for Linux and Unix-based operating systems. GNOME also includes a complete development environment to create new applications. It is released twice a year on a regular schedule.

    The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. GNOME is a standard part of all leading GNU/Linux and Unix distributions, and is popular with both large existing corporate deployments and millions of small business and home users worldwide.

    Composed of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. The Foundation is a member directed, non-profit organization that provides financial, organizational and legal support to the GNOME project and helps determine its vision and roadmap.

    More information about GNOME and the GNOME Foundation can be found at www.gnome.org and foundation.gnome.org.
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  • Upcoming GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting: April 6th, 2011

    IRC Meeting
    IRC Meeting

    Howdy fellow GNOMErs!

    I’d like to invite you all to join us once again for another GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting!

    When: Wednesday, April 6th, from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (your local time)
    Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation

    Foundation IRC meetings are just that, meetings held on #foundation in irc.gimp.org to discuss current matters related to the GNOME Foundation. Any GNOME Foundation member or non member are welcome. As long as you contribute positively to the discussion you are welcome.

    The meeting is moderated by Board members that are present, and they will guide the discussion through all the Agenda topics. Everyone can comment and speak at any time, just remember to be respectful and concise so it’s easy for everyone to follow the discussion.

    Tthis is a great opportunity to discuss the topics you care about, or to get more information from the Board if you think we’re not communicating enough on some topics 😉 The agenda of the meeting is really up to you!

    So please add the agenda items you’d like to discuss to http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MembersAgenda

    Your topics will automatically appear on the meeting page:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

    For reference, the minutes of the last meeting are available at:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes/

    Thanks,

    Og Maciel, on behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors

  • Google Summer of Code and Outreach Program for Women Internships

    Application deadline: April 8, 2011
    Program dates: May 23 – August 22, 2011

    GNOME is one of many Free Software projects participating in Google Summer of Code this year. Because in the past GNOME had few women applying for Google Summer of Code, we’ve organized Outreach Program for Women internships to engage more women with the project.Learn more about both programs and apply!

  • Upcoming GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting: March 23rd, 2011

    IRC Meeting
    IRC Meeting

    Howdy fellow GNOMErs!

    I’d like to invite you all to join us once again for another GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting!

    When: Wednesday, March 23rd, from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (your local time)
    Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation

    Foundation IRC meetings are just that, meetings held on #foundation in irc.gimp.org to discuss current matters related to the GNOME Foundation. Any GNOME Foundation member or non member are welcome. As long as you contribute positively to the discussion you are welcome.

    The meeting is moderated by Board members that are present, and they will guide the discussion through all the Agenda topics. Everyone can comment and speak at any time, just remember to be respectful and concise so it’s easy for everyone to follow the discussion.

    Tthis is a great opportunity to discuss the topics you care about, or to get more information from the Board if you think we’re not communicating enough on some topics 😉 The agenda of the meeting is really up to you!

    So please add the agenda items you’d like to discuss to http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MembersAgenda

    Your topics will automatically appear on the meeting page:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

    For reference, the minutes of the last meeting are available at:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes/

    Thanks,

    Og Maciel, on behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors

  • Upcoming GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting: March 9th, 2011

    IRC Meeting
    IRC Meeting

    Howdy fellow GNOMErs!

    I’d like to invite you all to join us once again for another GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting!

    When: Wednesday, March 9th, from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (your local time)
    Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation

    Foundation IRC meetings are just that, meetings held on #foundation in irc.gimp.org to discuss current matters related to the GNOME Foundation. Any GNOME Foundation member or non member are welcome. As long as you contribute positively to the discussion you are welcome.

    The meeting is moderated by Board members that are present, and they will guide the discussion through all the Agenda topics. Everyone can comment and speak at any time, just remember to be respectful and concise so it’s easy for everyone to follow the discussion.

    Tthis is a great opportunity to discuss the topics you care about, or to get more information from the Board if you think we’re not communicating enough on some topics 😉 The agenda of the meeting is really up to you!

    So please add the agenda items you’d like to discuss to http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MembersAgenda

    Your topics will automatically appear on the meeting page:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

    For reference, the minutes of the last meeting are available at:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes/

    Thanks,

    Og Maciel, on behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors

  • GNOME t-shirt competition winners announced

    The recent GNOME t-shirt competition had an incredible response, with hundreds of people sending in designs for GNOME 3 t-shirts. It took a while for the judges to come to a decision, but now the winners have been announced. Congratulations to Sofie van Schadewijk, Vassilina Pljonkina and Weda Kusuma for taking first, second and third place! All three provided a stylish and original GNOME t-shirt design, each of which will be available to buy through the GNOME store.

  • New EU Events Box, part 2, thanks Litl

    When news came about that the Foundation wanted to replace the EU Events Box, Litl contacted us to let us know that they would give us a Litl Webbook to showcase at conferences and expos.

    A Litl Webbook

    The webbook uses much of the same technology as GNOME 3 will, such as gobject-introspection, Clutter, and Javascript, so will be a good showcase of GNOME technologies.

    The machine will make its way to the Events Box very shortly, so watch out for it at upcoming GNOME events.

  • New EU Events Box, part 1, thanks Canonical

    You might remember that the EU Events Box went missing a couple of months ago. While we’re still working on getting that box back from the nice folks at UPS, the EU conference scene was left without a GNOME presence because of the lack of material to present to visitors.

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    But not anymore! The nice people at Canonical helped the GNOME Foundation out, and purchased a new Events Box in time for this year’s FOSDEM.

    The box contains:

    • A nice new ASRock computer, dual-booting Ubuntu and Fedora 15 pre-release, to show off GNOME 3 (with a top-of-the-range CPU, and a Blu-Ray drive, rather than cheaper equivalents)
    • A 19″ LCD screen as well as a good-quality projector
    • A wireless router running DD-WRT
    • Wireless keyboard and mouse, an inkjet printer (currently stuck in London…)
    • A money box, gaffer tape, a log book, pens, paper, power adapters and power strips and many more stationery items I forget.

    I will also note that the box itself is nearly as expensive as the more expensive items inside it. Let me show you some nice pictures of the kit purchased for us.

    The whole box

    More stacked contents

    The ASRock small computer

    A whole load of cables

    Upside down sticker, huh.

    Thanks again to Canonical for stepping up to the plate, and giving us a way to present GNOME 3 to our users.

  • Upcoming GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting: February 23rd, 2011

    IRC Meeting
    IRC Meeting

    Howdy fellow GNOMErs!

    I’d like to invite you all to join us once again for another GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting!

    When: Wednesday, February 23rd, from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (your local time)
    Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation

    Foundation IRC meetings are just that, meetings held on #foundation in irc.gimp.org to discuss current matters related to the GNOME Foundation. Any GNOME Foundation member or non member are welcome. As long as you contribute positively to the discussion you are welcome.

    The meeting is moderated by Board members that are present, and they will guide the discussion through all the Agenda topics. Everyone can comment and speak at any time, just remember to be respectful and concise so it’s easy for everyone to follow the discussion.

    Tthis is a great opportunity to discuss the topics you care about, or to get more information from the Board if you think we’re not communicating enough on some topics 😉 The agenda of the meeting is really up to you!

    So please add the agenda items you’d like to discuss to http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MembersAgenda

    Your topics will automatically appear on the meeting page:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

    For reference, the minutes of the last meeting are available at:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes/

    Thanks,

    Og Maciel, on behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors

  • Upcoming GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting: February 9th, 2011

    IRC Meeting
    IRC Meeting

    Howdy fellow GNOMErs!

    I’d like to invite you all to join us once again for another GNOME Foundation IRC Meeting!

    When: Wednesday, February 9th, from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (your local time)
    Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation

    Foundation IRC meetings are just that, meetings held on #foundation in irc.gimp.org to discuss current matters related to the GNOME Foundation. Any GNOME Foundation member or non member are welcome. As long as you contribute positively to the discussion you are welcome.

    The meeting is moderated by Board members that are present, and they will guide the discussion through all the Agenda topics. Everyone can comment and speak at any time, just remember to be respectful and concise so it’s easy for everyone to follow the discussion.

    Tthis is a great opportunity to discuss the topics you care about, or to get more information from the Board if you think we’re not communicating enough on some topics 😉 The agenda of the meeting is really up to you!

    So please add the agenda items you’d like to discuss to http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MembersAgenda

    Your topics will automatically appear on the meeting page:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

    For reference, the minutes of the last meeting are available at:
    http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes/

    Thanks,

    Og Maciel, on behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors

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