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[foundation-web] Remove trailing white spaces

commit 7a52f9947f8c3c6f2ef37cc5d171344451587337
Author: Andrea Veri <averi redhat com>
Date:   Tue Jun 7 10:40:19 2022 +0200

    Remove trailing white spaces

 foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/candidates.wml | 10 +++++-----
 foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/index.wml      | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/candidates.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/candidates.wml
index a5e2b4e..e2d5fc0 100644
--- a/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/candidates.wml
+++ b/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/candidates.wml
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
     <p>
       Below you find the list of candidates running for the
       GNOME Foundation Board of Directors in 2022. We encourage everyone
-      to check the candidates' full candidacy statements, and follow related 
+      to check the candidates' full candidacy statements, and follow related
       discussions on <a 
href="https://discourse.gnome.org/c/community/elections-and-referendums/336";>Discourse</a>.
     </p>
 
     <p>
       When deciding who to vote for, please consider
       the various tasks under the responsibility of the Board of Directors. This
-      <a href="../overview.html">overview</a> might be helpful. The board makes 
+      <a href="../overview.html">overview</a> might be helpful. The board makes
       a number of important decisions and performs many tasks which require time,
-      effort and the ability to work and communicate with others. The Board of 
+      effort and the ability to work and communicate with others. The Board of
       Directors will represent GNOME to companies and the world. It is a good idea
       to strive for a well-balanced Board consisting of people with various backgrounds,
       skills, and perspectives.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ As an observer in the Community Health Analytics Open-Source Software Project (C
 
 My career journey has been a variety of experiences that have  improved my leadership and problem-solving 
skills. For over ten years, I have worked on database projects and development as a consultant to 
organizations within the information technology industry and educational institutes. My consulting experience 
has helped me build my marketing, people, and collaborative skills. I have worked as a faculty member where I 
collaborated with non-profits within the educational sector in Nigeria, developing programs and digital 
content for public schools. I designed digital educational program content and improved my marketing, 
management, and fundraising skills. As a founder of a non-profit (Pranet Initiative), I am collaborating with 
Tech She Can UK (non-profit) with intelligent volunteers to raise awareness for early technology skills among 
children living in rural communities in Nigeria. We are introducing open digital lesson plans for kids in 
rural communities to bring more girls int
 o technology early. Also, I am working as a software engineer focusing on backend development at IKEA.
 
-Joining the GNOME project has allowed me to contribute towards building a diverse and sustainable free 
software that everyone can trust. It will be a privilege to continue in this capacity and serve on a Board of 
directors next spring 2022. As a Linux user, I am proud of our impact on desktop applications and the 
open-source space. I would like to use this medium to thank all GNOME contributors, volunteers and staff 
serving in their various capacities in consistently releasing different versions of GNOME and aiding 
usability. Thank you all. 
+Joining the GNOME project has allowed me to contribute towards building a diverse and sustainable free 
software that everyone can trust. It will be a privilege to continue in this capacity and serve on a Board of 
directors next spring 2022. As a Linux user, I am proud of our impact on desktop applications and the 
open-source space. I would like to use this medium to thank all GNOME contributors, volunteers and staff 
serving in their various capacities in consistently releasing different versions of GNOME and aiding 
usability. Thank you all.
                 </blockquote>
             </li>
         </p>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Joining the GNOME project has allowed me to contribute towards building a divers
             <li><strong>Robert McQueen</strong><br />
                 Affiliation: <em>Endless OS Foundation</em><br />
                 <blockquote>
-I am announcing my intention to stand for re-election to the GNOME Foundation board of directors in the 
upcoming 2022-24 election. My employer affiliation is Endless OS Foundation. In brief, I would like to make 
sure the GNOME Foundation is well set-up with a new Executive Director; continue supporting efforts to bring 
diverse contributors and make the Linux desktop attractive to users; and use my and others experience on the 
board to make sure the Foundation is governed and run effectively. As I am already serving on the board as 
President, on the Executive and Finance Committees and managing the Executive Director, some members may 
already be aware with what I've been working on and why. Should I be re-elected, my top priorities would be 
as follows: 1. Ensure a smooth transition to the new Executive Director In February I announced together with 
Neil McGovern that he would be moving on from his role of Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation this 
year. For the board this is a k
 ey time in terms of ensuring the Foundation is set up for success with another strong leader who can carry 
our vision and strategy forward, support the team, guide the community and represent the Foundation 
externally to build up new partnership and funding opportunities. As President I am working with Neil and 
Thibault as the Chair to launch the search process - we have been working on better articulation of our 
strategy so that it's clear to candidates what the board is hoping for them to achieve, consulting with 
recruitment agencies who will help the Foundation cast the net a little wider for potential applicants, and 
we've prepared a draft job description ready to launch the search in the next couple of weeks. It's my hope 
that if re-elected and I have the ongoing support of the board, I can continue my part in this process and 
help maintain consistency for the board and get the Foundation well set up with a new Executive Director in 
place for the coming years. 2. Complete the n
 ext phase of setup for Flathub The Linux desktop has had commercial investment coming and going in waves 
over the past 20 years, depending on what’s been happening in the tech sector. Throughout that time, one 
thing that has not been possible – and is possible on every other successful device platform – is for 
developers to build apps which add value to the to the platform, and get paid for their work. The consequence 
of this is a barrier that prevents individuals from diverse backgrounds from engaging in and remaining in our 
community, if they are not lucky enough to have a salaried role to work on the desktop, or not otherwise 
supported with time/money to spare to contribute more altruistically. Thanks to support from Endless 
Philanthropy, the GNOME Foundation has been sponsoring work to add transactions and donations to Flathub to 
bring direct financial incentives to participants in our community, work which I have been closely involved 
in specifying and managing as one of 
 the individuals that helped to set Flathub up 5 years ago. We hope to reduce friction for retaining 
contributors from different backgrounds, as well as boosting the availability of apps to attract and retain 
users on the Linux desktop more broadly. In parallel with the development, I have been working with Neil and 
a nascent Flathub governance team including representatives from KDE and the Flathub community to work out 
the accounting, legal and governance questions which arise when Flathub starts handling funds on behalf of 
application developers. I'd like to see this through, and make sure that Flathub is set up in a way that 
allows it to handle payments safely from a legal/liability/financial perpective, has clear and transparent 
governance that reassures participants and sponsors, and ideally raises funds so that we can invest in 
improving the security, end-user story and developer experience. 3. Promote good governance of the Foundation 
As a former company founder and current n
 onprofit CEO with several years of experience sitting on nonprofit boards, I'm comfortable and familiar with 
the legal and financial aspects of 501(c)(3) compliance, overseeing the Foundation's finances and inputting 
into the budget as part of the Finance Committee, helping to guide the board and highlighting when we need to 
seek professional advice. I've also helped to establish the Executive Committee to help move some of the week 
to week issues out of the regular board meetings, freeing time for more in-depth conversations and reducing 
the time commitment for other directors. I'm comfortable in saying I am not able to do this alone; the whole 
point of having multiple directors on the board is that mine should just be one voice in a far more detailed 
conversation, but I believe I have useful perspectives and experience to share with the board, and as you've 
seen I've been working to try and bring new perspectives into our discussions as well. I'd like to continue 
supporting and im
 proving governance of the Foundation through the board and committees, work with Neil and the subsequent 
Executive Director to set up our new initiatives, increase partnerships and fundraising for the Foundation, 
and ensure that the Foundation uses our funds effectively to advocate for and contribute to the GNOME 
project. 
+I am announcing my intention to stand for re-election to the GNOME Foundation board of directors in the 
upcoming 2022-24 election. My employer affiliation is Endless OS Foundation. In brief, I would like to make 
sure the GNOME Foundation is well set-up with a new Executive Director; continue supporting efforts to bring 
diverse contributors and make the Linux desktop attractive to users; and use my and others experience on the 
board to make sure the Foundation is governed and run effectively. As I am already serving on the board as 
President, on the Executive and Finance Committees and managing the Executive Director, some members may 
already be aware with what I've been working on and why. Should I be re-elected, my top priorities would be 
as follows: 1. Ensure a smooth transition to the new Executive Director In February I announced together with 
Neil McGovern that he would be moving on from his role of Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation this 
year. For the board this is a k
 ey time in terms of ensuring the Foundation is set up for success with another strong leader who can carry 
our vision and strategy forward, support the team, guide the community and represent the Foundation 
externally to build up new partnership and funding opportunities. As President I am working with Neil and 
Thibault as the Chair to launch the search process - we have been working on better articulation of our 
strategy so that it's clear to candidates what the board is hoping for them to achieve, consulting with 
recruitment agencies who will help the Foundation cast the net a little wider for potential applicants, and 
we've prepared a draft job description ready to launch the search in the next couple of weeks. It's my hope 
that if re-elected and I have the ongoing support of the board, I can continue my part in this process and 
help maintain consistency for the board and get the Foundation well set up with a new Executive Director in 
place for the coming years. 2. Complete the n
 ext phase of setup for Flathub The Linux desktop has had commercial investment coming and going in waves 
over the past 20 years, depending on what’s been happening in the tech sector. Throughout that time, one 
thing that has not been possible – and is possible on every other successful device platform – is for 
developers to build apps which add value to the to the platform, and get paid for their work. The consequence 
of this is a barrier that prevents individuals from diverse backgrounds from engaging in and remaining in our 
community, if they are not lucky enough to have a salaried role to work on the desktop, or not otherwise 
supported with time/money to spare to contribute more altruistically. Thanks to support from Endless 
Philanthropy, the GNOME Foundation has been sponsoring work to add transactions and donations to Flathub to 
bring direct financial incentives to participants in our community, work which I have been closely involved 
in specifying and managing as one of 
 the individuals that helped to set Flathub up 5 years ago. We hope to reduce friction for retaining 
contributors from different backgrounds, as well as boosting the availability of apps to attract and retain 
users on the Linux desktop more broadly. In parallel with the development, I have been working with Neil and 
a nascent Flathub governance team including representatives from KDE and the Flathub community to work out 
the accounting, legal and governance questions which arise when Flathub starts handling funds on behalf of 
application developers. I'd like to see this through, and make sure that Flathub is set up in a way that 
allows it to handle payments safely from a legal/liability/financial perpective, has clear and transparent 
governance that reassures participants and sponsors, and ideally raises funds so that we can invest in 
improving the security, end-user story and developer experience. 3. Promote good governance of the Foundation 
As a former company founder and current n
 onprofit CEO with several years of experience sitting on nonprofit boards, I'm comfortable and familiar with 
the legal and financial aspects of 501(c)(3) compliance, overseeing the Foundation's finances and inputting 
into the budget as part of the Finance Committee, helping to guide the board and highlighting when we need to 
seek professional advice. I've also helped to establish the Executive Committee to help move some of the week 
to week issues out of the regular board meetings, freeing time for more in-depth conversations and reducing 
the time commitment for other directors. I'm comfortable in saying I am not able to do this alone; the whole 
point of having multiple directors on the board is that mine should just be one voice in a far more detailed 
conversation, but I believe I have useful perspectives and experience to share with the board, and as you've 
seen I've been working to try and bring new perspectives into our discussions as well. I'd like to continue 
supporting and im
 proving governance of the Foundation through the board and committees, work with Neil and the subsequent 
Executive Director to set up our new initiatives, increase partnerships and fundraising for the Foundation, 
and ensure that the Foundation uses our funds effectively to advocate for and contribute to the GNOME project.
 
                 </blockquote>
             </li>
diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/index.wml
index 25ac2f4..0ed74c8 100644
--- a/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/index.wml
+++ b/foundation.gnome.org/vote/2022/index.wml
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
     <h1>GNOME Foundation 2022 Elections</h1>
 
     <p>
-      The GNOME Foundation Membership currently elects the Board of 
-      Directors each year for July, 1st. Any member can nominate 
-      themself to run in the elections. The overall elections process 
-      is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee, which can 
+      The GNOME Foundation Membership currently elects the Board of
+      Directors each year for July, 1st. Any member can nominate
+      themself to run in the elections. The overall elections process
+      is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee, which can
       be reached at <a
       href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/MembershipCommittee/-/issues";>on GitLab</a>.
     </p>
 
     <p>
-      The elections results from the 2022 Board of Directors elections 
+      The elections results from the 2022 Board of Directors elections
       will be archived here for public access.
     </p>
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         </li>
         <li>
             <a href="electorate.txt">List of registered voters</a>
-        </li> 
+        </li>
         <li>
             <a href="candidates.html">List of candidates for Board of Directors</a>
         </li>
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