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[gnomeweb-wml] [wgo] Add news item and press release about Mozilla donation for a11y

commit 4e21222326668b7ba1707bc5bffbcf0b0c43666d
Author: Vincent Untz <vuntz gnome org>
Date:   Thu Feb 4 14:51:24 2010 +0100

    [wgo] Add news item and press release about Mozilla donation for a11y

 www.gnome.org/index.wml                            |    6 +-
 .../releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.wml     |  120 ++++++++++++++++++++
 www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am           |    3 +-
 www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml             |    8 ++
 4 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/index.wml b/www.gnome.org/index.wml
index afbc5e3..1389fa6 100644
--- a/www.gnome.org/index.wml
+++ b/www.gnome.org/index.wml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 <div id="bottomLeftLeft">
 <h2>Latest News</h2>
 
+<h3><a href="/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.html">Mozilla Sponsors GNOME Accessibility Efforts</a></h3>
+<p>The GNOME Foundation has received a substantial donation from the Mozilla Corporation to benefit accessibility (a11y) efforts. The donation will help continue the collaborative efforts between GNOME and Mozilla on a11y. The donation of $10,000 will be used in part to send GNOME developers to the 25th Annual International CSUN Technology &amp; Persons with Disabilities Conference. Read the <a href="/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.html">press release</a>.</p>
+
 <h3>Earthquake in Haiti</h3>
 <p>The GNOME Foundation wishes to support the relief efforts following the earthquake and many aftershocks that affected Haiti on January 12th.
 Please consider donating to relief efforts.  Ways to donate:  Simply text "Haiti" to 90999 and the American Red Cross will receive $10 and
@@ -29,9 +32,6 @@ you will be billed by your mobile phone carrier.  Or text "YELE" to 501501 and g
 <h3><a href="/press/releases/2009-11-guadec2010.html">GUADEC 2010 to be held in The Hague, Netherlands</a></h3>
 <p>The GNOME Foundation is excited to announce that GUADEC 2010 will be held in The Hague, Netherlands July 24th-30th, 2010. The conference is expected to draw more than 500 attendees to discuss and direct the future of the GNOME Project. The Hague was one of several locations proposed for GUADEC in 2010. It was chosen in part due to the excellent facilities at the bid site, as well as easily accessible site for those traveling to GUADEC. Read the <a href="/press/releases/2009-11-guadec2010.html">press release</a>.</p>
 
-<h3><a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2009-November/msg00001.html";>GNOME 3.0 in September 2010</a></h3>
-<p>The Release Team announced that GNOME 3.0 will be released in September 2010. In the meantime, there will be a GNOME 2.30 release in March 2010, continuing the long-standing tradition of six-months releases that the project has been using successfully. Read the complete <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2009-November/msg00001.html";>announcement</a> that was sent to the community!</p>
-
 </div>
 
 <div id="bottomLeftRight">
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.wml b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.wml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8881da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.wml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+<title>Mozilla Sponsors GNOME Accessibility Efforts</title>
+<meta name="cvsdate" content="$Date$" />
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<h1>Mozilla Sponsors GNOME Accessibility Efforts</h1>
+
+<p>
+BOSTON, Mass â?? February 4, 2010 â?? The GNOME Foundation is happy to announce a
+substantial donation from the Mozilla Corporation to benefit the GNOME
+Project's accessibility efforts. The donation will help continue the
+collaborative efforts between GNOME and Mozilla on Accessibility.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The Mozilla Corporation is granting the GNOME Foundation $10,000 for 2010. The
+funds will be used in part to send GNOME developers to the 25th Annual
+International CSUN Technology &amp; Persons with Disabilities Conference. The
+CSUN Conference is one of the premier technology conferences for people with
+disabilities, and by holding a GNOME accessibility hackfest at the conference,
+GNOME can ensure a diverse group of GNOME developers are immersed in the
+accessibility space with direct hands-on interaction with end users.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The recent donation from Mozilla continues a long partnership between GNOME and
+Mozilla for accessibility. The GNOME Foundation received a $10,000 grant in
+2008 that was used for the GNOME Accessibility Outreach Program, and resulted
+in major accessibility improvements.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+"The direct impact of the Mozilla funding has allowed GNOME to add Accessible
+Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) support to the Orca screen reader and other
+accessibility enhancements in GNOME," said Willie Walker, lead of the GNOME
+Accessibility Team. "All these helped make GNOME/Firefox a compelling free
+alternative to commercial products for the visually impaired. As a result,
+we're seeing users around the world using GNOME as their every day solution."
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The GNOME Project has worked hard to ensure that all users have the opportunity
+to enjoy a Free Software desktop. Just as GNOME has had great success making
+internationalization part of the core platform, accessibility is also taking
+its place as a core value of the platform. Sending GNOME developers to CSUN
+will help to ensure that developers working on all areas of GNOME are
+well-educated on accessibility issues and continue to build accessibility
+features and functions into GNOME rather than "bolted-on" features.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The GNOME Foundation and Mozilla are committed to open source, open standards,
+and open formats. Both organizations and their contributors contribute to
+numerous projects to ensure an open Web and open desktop platform for all
+users. Part of that effort is working hard to ensure users with physical
+disabilities are able to make use of a free desktop and Web browser.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+"The GNOME Foundation's commitment to accessibility improves the desktop and
+Internet experience for millions of people, and Mozilla is proud to support
+this work," said Mitchell Baker, Chair of the Mozilla Foundation. 
+</p>
+
+<p>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+</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>
+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.
+</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>
+
+<h2>Media Enquiries</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li style="list-style-type: none;"><p>
+ GNOME Foundation Executive Director<br/>
+ Stormy Peters<br/>
+ Email: <a class="mailto" href="mailto:gnome-press-contact gnome org">gnome-press-contact gnome org</a><br>
+ Phone: +1-617-206-3947
+</p></li>
+</ul>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
index d78c985..6daaa2d 100644
--- a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
+++ b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ page_SCRIPTS = \
 	2009-08-desktop-summit-conclusion.html \
 	2009-09-softwarefreedomday.html \
 	2009-09-gnome228.html \
-	2009-11-guadec2010.html
+	2009-11-guadec2010.html \
+	2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.html
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/rules.common
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
index 8cd58f8..952556c 100644
--- a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
+++ b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ The press contact for the GNOME Foundation can be reached at <a href="mailto:gno
 
 
 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" width="100%" border="0">
+
+<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr>
+<tr><th align="left" colspan="2">2008</th></tr>
+<tr>
+	<td>Feb 04, 2010</td>
+	<td><a href="/press/releases/2010-02-mozilla-accessibility.html">Mozilla Sponsors GNOME Accessibility Efforts</a></td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr>
 <tr><th align="left" colspan="2">2009</th></tr>
 <tr>
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