Re: Running for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors.

[Felipe Borges <felipeborges gnome org>]

Hi,

+1, I second Jeremy's nomination. We have met in some of the advisory
board meetings and I'm confident Jeremy would be a great director for
the GNOME Foundation board.

Cheers,
Felipe.

On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 10:44 AM Thibault Martin <mail thibaultmart in> wrote:
> 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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