Full name: Benjamin Berg Email: benjamin sipsolutions net Corporate affiliation: Red Hat I have decided to submit my candidacy for the Foundation Board as I feel that the Board has not been able to sufficiently represent me in the last few years. The Foundation needs to empower individuals in their work on GNOME and in the community. As every project, GNOME has its share of issues, and we always need to work on identifying and understanding them. Only then can we work on improving ourselves, our policies, our community and the software we create. In the end, GNOME is about software, and it is through this software that we improve the lives of millions of people worldwide who rely on all of us every day. The interest to advance GNOME is what unites us as a project, independent of each person's motivations. Some issues I see and some ideas about them: * Accessibility: As far as I know we currently still have major accessibility issues on Wayland. This is one issue that may need to be addressed with the Advisory Board and possibly an area for which we can use Foundation money. * Community: The Foundation membership seems to have declined in recent years. Numbers go down from 349 (2011) to 252 (2016) to 236 (today, current list on the website). This one has no easy solution but it is an issue that the Board will need to face in some way. I don't think we can consider it a success if we use the recent donation to boost our spendings if our membership stagnates at the same time. * Project Management: I believe that GNOME is currently lacking a strategy and coordination. To a certain degree this is expected considering the individual freedoms that maintainers enjoy. However, the Foundation could likely become more active in coordinating the long term development of the project. Strategies could include facilitating meetings between Advisory Board members or creating a separate team for the purpose of project planning. We need a forum where larger development efforts can be efficiently coordinated. I do believe GNOME has a large impact on the (F/LOSS) world. Lets make sure we remain relevant for years to come. Benjamin
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