[gnome.org #16119] AutoReply: Application received from Jim Hall (jhall AT freedos.org)

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Contact Information
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Full Name: Jim Hall
Email:     jhall AT freedos.org

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Mail alias: Yes
Mail alias username: jhall
Jabber Account: No

Contributions Summary:
Visible and frequent GNOME advocate, have written about GNOME and have assisted in GNOME usability testing.

Previous member of GNOME Board (plan to run again next year). As part of the GNOME Board of Directors, 
participated in the hire process for the new Executive Director. Participated in decision making. Followed up 
on items for the GNOME Board. Suggested improvements to budget process to pre-allocate funding for GNOME user 
events.

Examples of GNOME activism in recent years include:

- GNOME usability testing, via Outreachy:
1. Summer, 2016
2. Summer, 2015
3. Spring, 2015

- Speaking about GNOME usability testing:
1. Jim Hall. “Usability testing in open source software (GNOME).” Kieler Open Source and LinuxTage 2017. 
Kiel, Germany. September 15, 2017.
2. Jim Hall. “Usability Testing in Open Source Software (GNOME).” Government IT Symposium. Saint Paul, 
Minnesota. December 8, 2016.
3. Jim Hall. “Usability Testing in Open Source Software (GNOME).” 2016 Great Plains Alliance for Computers 
and Writing Conference. Menomonie, Wisconsin. November 12, 2016.
4. Jim Hall. “GNOME Usability Testing.” LAS GNOME: Libre Application Summit, hosted by GNOME. Portland, 
Oregon. September 21, 2016.
5. Jim Hall. “Open Source Usability Testing” (GNOME unconference presentation). LAS GNOME: Libre Application 
Summit, hosted by GNOME. Portland, Oregon. September 20, 2016.

- Also included discussion about GNOME, and encouraged GNOME usability testing, when teaching a CSCI 
Usability class:
1. Fall, 2015 (CSCI 4609 Processes, Programming, and Languages: Usability of Open Source Software; University 
of Minnesota Morris)
2. Spring, 2017 (CSCI 4609 Processes, Programming, and Languages: Usability of Open Source Software; 
University of Minnesota Morris)

- Blogging about GNOME: https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/
1. A few thoughts on GNOME usability 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-few-thoughts-on-gnome-usability.html>
2. GNOME Board of Directors elections 2018 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2018/05/announcing-board-of-directors-elections.html>
3. Reflections on trip to Kiel 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/09/reflection-on-trip-to-kiel.html>
4. Happy birthday, GNOME <https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/08/happy-birthday-gnome.html>
5. A new GNOME Board <https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/07/a-new-gnome-board.html>
6. Please run for GNOME Board 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/05/please-run-for-gnome-board.html>
7. GNOME and Debian usability testing 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/05/gnome-and-debian-usability-testing.html>
8. Screencasts for usability testing (GNOME) 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2017/03/screencasts-for-usability-testing.html>
9. Visual brand and user experience 
<https://opensource-usability.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-visual-brand-and-user-experience.html>

- Writing about GNOME:
1. Jim Hall. “GNOME at 20: Four reasons it’s still my favorite GUI” Opensource.com. August 15, 2017. 
<https://opensource.com/article/17/8/gnome-20-anniversary>
2. Jim Hall and Ciarrai Cunneen. “Usability testing for early-stage software prototypes (GNOME Settings)” 
Opensource.com. September 20, 2017. <https://opensource.com/article/17/9/paper-based-usability-testing>
3. Jim Hall and Renata Gegaj. “GNOME Usability Testing.” Linux Voice Magazine. November, 2016. Issue 32. 
<https://www.linuxvoice.com/issues/Linux-Voice-Issue-032.pdf>
4. Jim Hall and Gina Dobrescu. “A Usability Study of GNOME.” FOSS Force. March 23, 2016. 
<http://fossforce.com/2016/03/usability-study-gnome/>

References:
Nuritzi Sanchez
Allan Day

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