Re: Running for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors.

[Thibault Martin <mail thibaultmart in>]

Hi all,

I second Jeremy’s nomination, as he seems to be very aligned with the vision the board has been working on.

Best,

> On 1 Jun 2022, at 23:05, Jeremy Allison via foundation-announce <foundation-announce gnome org> wrote:
>
> Hi all at the GNOME Foundation,
>
> I would respectfully like to submit my candidacy for the GNOME
> Foundation Board of Directors.  I am the co-creator of the Samba Free
> Software Project, and am employed as Samba maintainer by Google's Open
> Source Programs Office.
>
> My vision for GNOME is the following. I often give talks at Free and
> Open Source software conferences looking out onto a sea of glowing
> Apple logos from MacOSX laptops. I'd really like to change that so
> that most of these attendees are using a desktop built with Free and
> Open Source Software technologies. I'd also like to see the same
> change take place in companies and governments using desktop
> technology.
>
> I believe that GNOME is the best chance for Free Software to make
> this change and provide truly democratizing technology, accessible for
> everyone. I have been a user of a Free Software desktop since the X
> Windows days (pre-Linux and GNOME) and all my personal (and work)
> machines run Linux desktops a full GNOME desktop, or a desktop based
> on GNOME technology (Unity).
>
> We should also be mindful of the fact that any use of Free and Open
> Source Software for users is better than none, and not be shy about
> promoting the use of other Free Software desktop technologies such as
> the KDE, or other Open Source desktops where it is clear that using GNOME
> is not going to be an option.
>
> I serve on the Board of Directors of the Software Freedom Conservancy
> (https://sfconservancy.org/) and on the Board of Directors of OASIS, a
> non-profit creating and maintaining worldwide IT standards
> (https://oasis-open.org). I am also on the GNOME Foundation advisory
> board and on the Document Foundation (creators of LibreOffce) advisory
> board.
>
> Whilst being a Google employee, I have a strong independent voice
> outside of my employer, and believe in standing up for what is right,
> not just what is convenient for corporate users of Free and Open
> Source Software.
>
> I believe the right way forward for GNOME is in partnership with our
> users, developers and financial backers to help create a strong
> independent Foundation that will focus on improving GNOME and
> advocating for the use of GNOME technologies everywhere that our
> technology will help serve the public good.
>
> I have a long experience dealing with the sometimes thorny politics of
> Free and Open Source Software, and would love to be able to use my
> expertise to help the GNOME Foundation.
>
> I'm happy to answer any questions Foundation members may have about my
> background and thoughts about the future of GNOME.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeremy Allison,
> Samba Team,
> Google Open Source Programs Office.
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