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 < foundation-annou...@gnome.org> 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 > foundation-annou...@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce >
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