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gnomeweb-wml r6088 - trunk/www.gnome.org/press/releases

Author: behdad
Date: Tue Apr 22 17:20:42 2008
New Revision: 6088
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnomeweb-wml?rev=6088&view=rev

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+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+<title>KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation to co-host flagship conferences</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<h1>KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation to co-host flagship conferences</h1>
+
+<p>The boards of KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation have issued a call to co-host
+Akademy and GUADEC, the flagship conferences of the KDE and GNOME projects
+respectively, during the Summer of 2009.
+</p>
+
+<p>This would be the first time that the conferences are to be co-hosted. The
+combined conference is expected to have around 800 attendees, being one of the biggest
+meetings of free software developers in the world.
+The content of the conferences will be organized independently, with a number
+of co-ordinated cross-over sessions with appeal to all attendees.
+</p>
+
+<p>Cornelius Schumacher, director of KDE e.V., called the move to co-host
+the conferences momentous. âThis represents collaboration between the two
+communities which some believed could never happen,â he said. âMembers
+of our communities have long worked together through projects on
+freedesktop.org, or the Linux Architects initiative, but this could be the
+first time to bring large parts of our respective communities
+to the same place.â
+</p>
+
+<p>Behdad Esfahbod of the GNOME Foundation added, âWe have much more in
+common than we have differences. We share a love for the freedom which
+we give to our users through our software, and for the sense of
+community which binds us.â
+</p>
+
+<p>âThe big winner in the co-hosted conferences will be free software on the
+desktop. Getting the developers in the same place can only lead to
+increased collaboration, and even more high-quality software for our
+usersâ, he continued.
+</p>
+
+<p>Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, applauded the
+move.  âHaving GUADEC and Akademy at the same venue is good news for the Linux
+desktop.   I suspect we will see great things come out of this meeting.â
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Keith Packard, from Freedesktop.org and the X.org Foundation, is looking
+forward to the joint event.  âKDE and GNOME have worked together for
+years building great software. An integrated conference together will
+further enhance collaboration and strengthen the broader free software
+desktop community.â
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Both organizations have noted, however, that proposals to host the conferences
+independently are invited as well. The decision about the events will be made
+in collaboration of the KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation based on the
+suitability of the available proposals.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Proposals should be made to the KDE e.V. and GNOME Foundation boards no
+later than June 15th 2008. The <a
+href="../akademy/callforhosts.php">call for hosts for Akademy
+2009</a> is available at the <a href="http://ev.kde.org";>KDE e.V. web site</a>
+and the <a
+href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2008-April/msg00022.html";>call
+for hosts for GUADEC 2009</a> is available at the GNOME web site.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+For further information, or for media enquiries, please contact
+<a href="mailto:board gnome org">board gnome org</a> and <a
+href="mailto:kde-ev-board kde org">kde-ev-board kde org</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>About KDE and the KDE e.V.</h2>
+
+<p>
+KDE is an international technology team that creates free and open source
+software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are a modern
+desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office productivity
+and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many categories
+including Internet and web applications, multimedia, entertainment, educational,
+graphics and software development. KDE software is translated into more than 60
+languages and is built with ease of use and modern accessibility principles in
+mind. KDE4's full-featured applications run natively on Linux, BSD, Solaris,
+Windows and Mac OS X.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+KDE e.V. is the organization that supports the growth of the KDE community. Its
+mission statement -- to promote and distribute Free Desktop software -- is
+provided through legal, financial and organizational support for the KDE
+community. KDE e.V. organises the yearly KDE World Summit "Akademy",
+along with numerous smaller-scale development meetings.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+More information about KDE and the KDE e.V. can be found at <a
+href="http://www.kde.org";>www.kde.org</a> and <a
+href="http://ev.kde.org";>ev.kde.org</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</h2>
+
+<p>
+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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Comprised 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+More information about GNOME and the GNOME Foundation can be found at
+<a href="http://www.gnome.org";>www.gnome.org</a> and <a
+href="http://foundation.gnome.org";>foundation.gnome.org</a>.
+</p>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>

Modified: trunk/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
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+	2008-04-22-akademy-guadec.html
 
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