[gnome.org #10664] AutoReply: Application received from Bradley M. Kuhn (bkuhn AT ebb.org)

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Contact Information:
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Name: Bradley M. Kuhn
E-mail: bkuhn AT ebb.org
irc.gnome.org nickname (if any): bkuhn
git.gnome.org username (if any): 

Previous GNOME Foundation member: no

GNOME contributions:
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Summary:
I have been assisting in upkeep of the relationship between the FSF and the GNOME Foundation regularly since 
2001.

Detailed description:
To be quite frank, there has been frequent brinkmanship between the FSF (and RMS in particular) and the GNOME 
Foundation over the years since 2001.  I have worked arduously to keep the relationship from falling apart, 
including very tense negotiations after the 2009 GUADEC keynote.  I believe strongly that both FSF and GNOME 
benefit from a close relationship, and I have been on a 9 year mission to make sure the two can keep a 
positive, working relationship.

I have also been a constant resource for the GNOME Advisory Board and the GNOME foundation staff regarding 
licensing questions and issues.

Finally, I assisted with figuring out plans for hiring of a sysadmin for GNOME Foundation (consideration on 
this still ongoing, mostly due to lack of funds currently), and I am currently assisting with drafting a 
GNOME Foundation policy on copyright assignment.

Contacts:
These folks (listed in order of how much they know about my work described above) probably have the best 
first-hand knowledge of my efforts in this regard:

Luis Villa <luis AT tieguy.org>
Dave Neary <dneary AT gnome.org>
Stormy Peters <stormy AT gnome.org>
Vincent Untz <vuntz AT gnome.org>
Michael Meeks <michael.meeks AT novell.com>

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