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GUADEC starts today!

GUADEC starts today, July 22nd! GUADEC is the main GNOME conference, bringing together users and enthusiasts from all over the world. GUADEC 2020 takes place online.

This GUADEC will feature an exciting set of speakers and sessions, which will bring you the latest news and updates about the project; introductions to open source collaborations; and explorations into free software thinking. Later in the week there will be Birds of a Feather sessions, where people get together around a shared interest, and workshops. After regular conference activities, there will be some special social events.

The full schedule for GUADEC 2020 is available online. If you would like to join the conference please register online and check your email for the links and access codes needed to join the conference.

You can learn more at the GUADEC web site and by following us on social media at @GNOME and @gnome@floss.social.

GUADEC 2020 Call for Participation is Now Open

The GNOME Foundation is excited to announce that the call for participation or CfP for GUADEC 2020 is now open. Proposals can be submitted on the event page: https://events.gnome.org/e/guadec2020

GUADEC, the GNOME community’s largest conference, is taking place between the 22nd – 28th of July and will be held in Zacatecas, Mexico.  The GNOME Foundation is looking for talks on a wide range 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 day, the 22nd of July, will be called “GNOME Open Day”. The GNOME Foundation is looking for proposals for this day, in particular, that will focus on local outreach, governance, and getting more people involved in the Zacatecas region. These talks should be meant for new GNOME users. We also welcome talks on this day to be given in both Spanish and English to make them more accessible for locals. 

Talk submissions are due by the 31st of March: https://events.gnome.org/event/1/abstracts/

Additional updates about GUADEC 2020 can be found on the event website and social media channels. Press inquiries and questions regarding the event can be sent to: guadec@gnome.org

We hope to see you in Zacatecas!

GNOME at FOSDEM February 1st – 2nd

GNOME will be present at FOSDEM 2020 which takes place this weekend in Brussels, Belgium, from February 1 – 2. FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings for Free Software enthusiasts and contributors.

Photo by Teemu Mäntynen CC BY-NC 2.0

GNOME will be hosting a booth in the K-building where attendees can meet contributors, test the latest version of GNOME, and pick up some of the latest GNOME merch designs.

On Saturday, GNOME will be hosting our famous social evening – GNOME Beers! Gathering at Bonnefooi starting at 7:30pm, we’d love you to come along and socialize, meet staff, and chat with core contributors. Additional details about GNOME’s presence at FOSDEM including more info about the social event is available on GNOME’s FOSDEM wiki page.

We’re looking forward to see you.

GNOME presence in LibrePlanet 2019

This year GNOME will attend LibrePlanet, which is a conference hosted by the Free Software Foundation

LibrePlanet brings together software developers, law and policy experts, activists, students, and computer users to learn skills, celebrate free software accomplishments, and face challenges to software freedom.

This conference will take place on March 23rd-24th in Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ,Cambridge, MA.

When you will be in the venue do not miss our booth at Exhibit Hall

The Exhibit Hall at LibrePlanet will be open from 9:00 – 18:00 on both conference days, with cool swag and goodies that Free Software enthusiasts would love.

Feel welcome to drop in to our GNOME booth, get some cool stickers and share with us your GNOME love and experience or ask us anything for our products and software.

Check the website https://libreplanet.org/2019/ for more info and let us know you are around with our hashtag 2019

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

GNOME presence in SCALE 17x

SCaLE 17x – is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America – which will take place on March. 7-10, 2019, at the Pasadena Convention Center. 

This event expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events.

Photo byAgentUhOh7 CC BY-NC 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasadena_Civic_Auditorium_Oct_2016.jpg

We are happy to be at this event with our booth full of cool stickers, t-shirts,socks and delighted to meet you all. We are booth number 619, don’t forget to pass by and say hi!

Check the page https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x for more updates and don’t forget to share some GNOME love with hashtags      

Builder fundraiser concludes

Christan Hergert’s Builder fundraiser has concluded. The fundraiser surpassed its original goal allowing Christian to dedicate extra time to the development of Builder.

gnome-builder logo

Christian stated in a comment “The overwhelming support of the community is both heartwarming and inspiring. I’m excited to get to continue working on a project that I think is critical to the future of our platform.”

Updates about the progress the project is making are frequently posted on the @GNOMEBuilder twitter account. It’s also possible to view git.gnome.org/Builder/log for real-time source updates. As with any GNOME project, the project welcomes community contributions.

Christian will present his work with Builder at the South California Linux Fest (SCALE 13x), taking place February 19-22 in LA.

 

 *The builder logo was done by Jakub Steiner 

GNOME starts campaign to protect its trademarks

GNOME has launched a campaign to raise funds for protecting the GNOME trademarks.

Recently, Groupon launched Gnome, a tablet-based point of sale (POS) system that Groupon describes as a “platform” and an “operating system”.

The GNOME Foundation is concerned and sees their long-established mark for Free Software, GNOME, endangered. The GNOME Foundation asks for ideological and monetary support to cover the costs of opposing the marks Groupon applied to register, which were estimated to be around 80,000 USD.

“I cannot believe Groupon was not aware of GNOME, the Free Software desktop environment and application suite, when it chose the name. Especially as they claim to be ‘fueled by open source‘,” said Tobias Mueller, one of the directors of the GNOME Foundation.

“We will not give up but fight their use of our name which we have established over the last 17 years to provide users all over the world with high quality Free Software solutions.”

“Millions of people who use GNU/Linux based systems use GNOME or GNOME-related technologies, such as GLib or GTK+. We must not let a billion-dollar-company take the well-established name of one of the biggest Free Software communities,” Tobias added. “If you want to help GNOME defend its trademark and promote Free Software, visit the campaign’s page, share the link, and let Groupon know that they behaved terribly”.

GNOME also made a press contact available for further questions or interviews.

Announcing the new Friends of GNOME

FriendsIt is with great pleasure that I announce the newly updated Friends of GNOME program! Fruit of several discussions which culminated at a meeting during this year’s Boston Summit, the new page offers several new features and benefits for both current and prospect new supporters! Highlights worth mentioning are:

  • A completely FREE subscription to LWN for both current and new supporters!
  • A new Annual adoption plan that gives you a sweet 15% discount and the choice of receiving a cool t-shirt right away!
  • Donations done by US citizens are tax deductible too!
  • Receive a signed postcard from your favorite GNOME hacker!
  • Join our many Friends and let us tell the whole world about your support!

We have so much more to offer in the coming weeks too, so you’re sure to see some really great news and offers soon!

Remember that your generous support allows us to sponsor more events and get people together so that we can continue working on making GNOME a rock solid and pleasant environment for your systems!

Become a Friend of GNOME today or be a friend for some of your friends and surprise them this holiday with a subscription of their own!

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