Re: Running for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors.

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Hi,

I'd also like to second Jeremy's nomination. I've worked with Jeremy in the
past, and he brings a lot of experience and passion for FOSS and would be a
great addition to the board.

Thanks,
-Jonathan

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 3:38 AM Jeremy Allison via foundation-announce <
[email protected]> 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.
> _______________________________________________
> foundation-announce mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;d also like to second Jeremy&=
#39;s nomination. I&#39;ve worked with Jeremy in the past, and he brings a =
lot of experience and passion for FOSS and would be a great addition to the=
 board.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>-Jonathan</div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, J=
un 3, 2022 at 3:38 AM Jeremy Allison via foundation-announce &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all =
at the GNOME Foundation,<br>
<br>
I would respectfully like to submit my candidacy for the GNOME<br>
Foundation Board of Directors.=C2=A0 I am the co-creator of the Samba Free<=
br>
Software Project, and am employed as Samba maintainer by Google&#39;s Open<=
br>
Source Programs Office.<br>
<br>
My vision for GNOME is the following. I often give talks at Free and<br>
Open Source software conferences looking out onto a sea of glowing<br>
Apple logos from MacOSX laptops. I&#39;d really like to change that so<br>
that most of these attendees are using a desktop built with Free and<br>
Open Source Software technologies. I&#39;d also like to see the same<br>
change take place in companies and governments using desktop<br>
technology.<br>
<br>
I believe that GNOME is the best chance for Free Software to make<br>
this change and provide truly democratizing technology, accessible for<br>
everyone. I have been a user of a Free Software desktop since the X<br>
Windows days (pre-Linux and GNOME) and all my personal (and work)<br>
machines run Linux desktops a full GNOME desktop, or a desktop based<br>
on GNOME technology (Unity).<br>
<br>
We should also be mindful of the fact that any use of Free and Open<br>
Source Software for users is better than none, and not be shy about<br>
promoting the use of other Free Software desktop technologies such as<br>
the KDE, or other Open Source desktops where it is clear that using GNOME<b=
r>
is not going to be an option.<br>
<br>
I serve on the Board of Directors of the Software Freedom Conservancy<br>
(<a href=3D"https://sfconservancy.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">https://sfconservancy.org/</a>) and on the Board of Directors of OASIS, a=
<br>
non-profit creating and maintaining worldwide IT standards<br>
(<a href=3D"https://oasis-open.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tps://oasis-open.org</a>). I am also on the GNOME Foundation advisory<br>
board and on the Document Foundation (creators of LibreOffce) advisory<br>
board.<br>
<br>
Whilst being a Google employee, I have a strong independent voice<br>
outside of my employer, and believe in standing up for what is right,<br>
not just what is convenient for corporate users of Free and Open<br>
Source Software.<br>
<br>
I believe the right way forward for GNOME is in partnership with our<br>
users, developers and financial backers to help create a strong<br>
independent Foundation that will focus on improving GNOME and<br>
advocating for the use of GNOME technologies everywhere that our<br>
technology will help serve the public good.<br>
<br>
I have a long experience dealing with the sometimes thorny politics of<br>
Free and Open Source Software, and would love to be able to use my<br>
expertise to help the GNOME Foundation.<br>
<br>
I&#39;m happy to answer any questions Foundation members may have about my<=
br>
background and thoughts about the future of GNOME.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Jeremy Allison,<br>
Samba Team,<br>
Google Open Source Programs Office.<br>
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=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/f=
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