The GNOME Foundation Board is happy to announce that following the call for bids for MeeGo/GTK+ integration work, Igalia was selected as the preferred bidder to perform the work set out.

We received a number of very interesting bids for the project, but Igalia’s bid was the one that focused the most on integrating elements of Hildon into GTK+ upstream. This should mean easier porting of older Hildon/Maemo applications to the new MeeGo Handset platform, as well as easier porting of existing desktop GTK+ applications to the handset.

Claudio Saavedra and Carlos García Campos will be the main developers working on the project, so expect regular updates on the advancement of the project on their respective blogs.

The GNOME Foundation Board would like to thank the bidders again for their interest in the project. Special thanks to Danielle Madeley, Murray Cumming, and Robert McQueen for their technical knowledge of the MeeGo Handset platform.

The GNOME T-Shirt Design Contest was supposed to come to a close on January 15th.  Due to some technical issues with the submission form, we are extending the contest two weeks through the end of the month.  The contest will now close at 11:59 p.m. UTC on January 31st.

There were a few periods where the submission form was broken and your entry may not have been submitted.  If you would like to confirm we have received your entry, please email Paul Cutler to inquire.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

The GNOME Foundation announced on November 16, 2010 that we are searching for the the right candidate to fill the position of Executive Director. Although the original intention was to leave the process open-ended, the response has been such that the hiring committee has set January 26, 2011 as the deadline for receiving applications.

We welcome all interested and qualified candidates to apply before the deadline by sending their resumé and cover letter to ed-job-list@gnome.org.

The GNOME Foundation’s Q3 status report has been released!

GUADEC, the annual GNOME conference, was held in the third quarter of 2010 and many teams had a chance to get to gether face to face. The GNOME Foundation hired a system adminsitrator, the GNOME.Asia conference in August was a success, and progress was made on GNOME 3.0. Read about all this and more!

There is 3 weeks left in the GNOME T-Shirt Contest and we have some great entries!

Due to a bug in the contest submission form, if you submitted a design prior to Dec. 14th, please re-submit your design.  If you have any questions or would like to confirm your submission, visit the FAQ or contact Paul Cutler.

Happy Holidays!

The GNOME Foundation 2009 Annual Report has been released and is available for download (30 MB, PDF).

The annual report is a summary of GNOME community activities in 2009. It includes a review of the year, accounts of various community activities and events around the world, an interview with the GNOME Release team, and GNOME Foundation development actions during the year.

Please note that the 2009 Annual Report covers the calendar year (Jan – Dec) while GNOME’s fiscal year is Oct – Sept.  Next year’s annual report will be moving to cover the fiscal year to better align the finance portion of the annual report.  The interview with the release team was also conducted prior to the announcement of GNOME 3.0 being pushed back until April, 2011.

The 2009 GNOME Annual Report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike license.

The GNOME Foundation is excited to announce a partnership with LWN.net.  All Friends of GNOME monthly and annual subscribers who donate $10 USD or more per month now can receive a free annual subscription to LWN!

Friends of GNOME subscribers have been emailed about the offer.  If you did not receive the email and you are a Friends of GNOME subscriber, please contact Paul Cutler for more information.