Re: A question to the candidates

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 11:21 +0200, Gil Forcada wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> First of all thanks for running for this critical role on GNOME!
> 
> My question is about hardware and contacts:
> 
> The average user is not going to ever install its own operating system
> by itself, for them hardware and software come together and they die
> together, so a new version of Windows means a new laptop and so on, a
> new iPhone OS means a new iPhone hardware...
> 
> So the crucial part here are ISV, contacting them, engaging with them
> and finally making them ship our great software to the end user.
> 
> Is that something that you both find important and also will try to
> pursue if you are elected?

Hi Gil,

I find this extremely important. It's what I talked about when I ran
for the board last year. Clearly, not much has happened since. I do
want to help make this happen, but I'm not sure where to begin. And
I don't want to make promises I can't keep.

--
Shaun