Desktop Summit keynote speaker Thomas Thwaites gave an interview to us recently, covering a wide range of subjects. Thomas, who launched the Toaster Project in 2008, explores the relationship between technology, design and society. This interview is a sneak peek into the kinds of subjects that he is interested in. Q: What…
The GNOME.Asia Committee is inviting proposals to host GNOME.Asia Summit during the 1st quarter of 2012. GNOME.Asia Summit is the yearly GNOME Users and Developers Conference in Asia. The event focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop, and also covers applications and the development platform tools. It brings together the GNOME community in…
Over 140 parties were organized all over the world to celebrate the release of GNOME 3.0. To help capture the moment, we invited people to take photographs of their parties and a competition was held for the best images. The GNOME project received lots of great party photographs, and the competition judges…
GNOME's Membership and Elections Committee has announced 2011's Foundation elections. Members of the GNOME Foundation will have the opportunity to propose themselves for the Board of Directors and to vote on their preferred candidates. The GNOME Foundation's Board of Directors has seven positions; its members work to ensure the effective running of…
With the 3.0 release behind it, the GNOME project has already set its sights on the next GNOME release. Developers and designers already busy planning which features will be included in GNOME 3.2. The 3.2 feature proposal period is scheduled to last until May 9th 2011. During this time, contributors can propose…
Nearly 150 parties celebrated the release of GNOME 3.0 across the world. We asked people to send us their party photos so we would have a record of all the great release events that had been organized, and GNOME is offering a goodie pack for the best photograph. The photo competition wiki…
After three years of planning and development, GNOME 3.0 is here. This new version of GNOME delivers an exciting new interface, major improvements under the hood, and enhanced applications. The GNOME release team's official announcement congratulates and thanks the GNOME community for its hard work on the release: GNOME 3.0 would not…
Application deadline: April 8, 2011 Program dates: May 23 - August 22, 2011 GNOME is one of many Free Software projects participating in Google Summer of Code this year. Because in the past GNOME had few women applying for Google Summer of Code, we've organized Outreach Program for Women internships to engage…
The recent GNOME t-shirt competition had an incredible response, with hundreds of people sending in designs for GNOME 3 t-shirts. It took a while for the judges to come to a decision, but now the winners have been announced. Congratulations to Sofie van Schadewijk, Vassilina Pljonkina and Weda Kusuma for taking first, second…
For those organizing a GNOME 3.0 Launch Party, here is the good news: The GNOME Foundation will give away some goodies(t-shirts, balloons, stickers...) to support your events. Register now! Please help us spread the word and get a few launch parties in your area. Happy GNOME 3.0 Release Party!