GNOME board of directors candidacy - Philip Chimento

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Name: Philip Chimento
Email: philip chimento at gmail com
Corporate affiliation: Igalia S.L.

I'd like to announce my candidacy for a third term on the GNOME Foundation
board of directors.

I'm a long-time GNOME user and have been on the board of directors since
2018, helping to guide the board through a transition where the
responsibilities moved away from implementation (individual board members
doing the work) and more towards oversight. I would like to run again
because I think it's important for there to be continuity on the board of
directors and there are initiatives that I'd like to continue to be
involved in.

One such initiative is to continue moving the board in the direction of
organizational governance and oversight. For instance, in this past year
I've joined the newly-created governance committee which is responsible for
making sure the board of directors is functioning well; includes members
with the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skill profiles that are
good for the organization; digs deep enough; and provides the appropriate
amount of oversight of the Foundation's leadership.

Although board members don't work directly on policy implementation, I do
have personal interests and priorities that shape the way that I consider
the GNOME Foundation's actions. When you decide whether to vote for me or
not, you probably want to know these. My main interests, not in any
particular order, are:

- Health, values, visibility, and transparency of the Foundation itself
- Health and values of the GNOME community
- Lowering the barriers for new contributors
- Ensuring GNOME preserves user freedom
- Ensuring GNOME stays competitive with the latest developments in
proprietary desktops
- Reexamining what software freedom means in a post-FSF landscape

Thank you for your consideration. I will be happy to answer any follow up
questions on Discourse.

Philip

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Name: Philip Chimento<br>Email: philip chimento at gmail c=
om<br>Corporate affiliation: Igalia S.L.<br><br>I&#39;d like to announce my=
 candidacy for a third term on the GNOME Foundation board of directors.<br>=
<br>I&#39;m a long-time GNOME user and have been on the board of directors =
since 2018, helping to guide the board through a transition where the respo=
nsibilities moved away from implementation (individual board members doing =
the work) and more towards oversight. I would like to run again because I t=
hink it&#39;s important for there to be continuity on the board of director=
s and there are initiatives that I&#39;d like to continue to be involved in=
.<br><br>One such initiative is to continue moving the board in the directi=
on of organizational governance and oversight. For instance, in this past y=
ear I&#39;ve joined the newly-created governance committee which is respons=
ible for making sure the board of directors is functioning well; includes m=
embers with the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skill profiles that =
are good for the organization; digs deep enough; and provides the appropria=
te amount of oversight of the Foundation&#39;s leadership.<br><br>Although =
board members don&#39;t work directly on policy implementation, I do have p=
ersonal interests and priorities that shape the way that I consider the GNO=
ME Foundation&#39;s actions. When you decide whether to vote for me or not,=
 you probably want to know these. My main interests, not in any particular =
order, are:<br><br>- Health, values, visibility, and transparency of the Fo=
undation itself<br>- Health and values of the GNOME community<br>- Lowering=
 the barriers for new contributors<br>- Ensuring GNOME preserves user freed=
om<br>- Ensuring GNOME stays competitive with the latest developments in pr=
oprietary desktops<br>- Reexamining what software freedom means in a post-F=
SF landscape<br><div><br></div>Thank you for your consideration. I will be =
happy to answer any follow up questions on Discourse.<br><br>Philip<br></di=
v>

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