In the last year, the GNOME Outreach Program made several improvements to its central projects, the Outreach Program for Women and Google Summer of Code. Some of these improvements are making sure each intern connects with a potential mentor ahead of time, contributes a patch to the relevant module as part of…
GUADEC is only a few days away, but GNOME contributors are already gathering in A Coruña and getting down to some important work. Today marks the beginning of a two-day design event that is being hosted in the Igalia A Coruña office. The UX Hackfest brings GNOME designers and developers together to…
Our next interview comes from another member of the local GUADEC organizing team Emilio J Padrón. Whats your name? Emilio J. Padrón Where do you live and/or work? I both live and work in A Coruña, though I often stay in Ourense as well, my hometown. What do you like to do…
Our next interview comes from the President of the GPUL-Linux Users and Developers Group, Francisco Javier Tsao Santín. GPUL is the main local organizer involved in the organization of GUADEC 2012 in A Coruña, Spain. Whats your name? Francisco Javier Tsao Santín Where do you live and/or work? I live in a…
Our next interview comes from Serafín "riptide" Villar, who is a member of the local GUADEC organizing team. Where do you live and/or work? Now I'm living in Cambre (a town near A Coruña) and work throughout Galicia. What do you like to do in your free time? Any kind of stuff…
Our next interview comes from one of the new members of the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors Tobias Mueller. Where do you live/work? I live in Hamburg, in the lovely north of Germany. Why is open source/free software important to you? I believe that Free Software makes the world a better place.…
Our second interview comes from another member of the local organizing team Alejo Pacín: Q: Where do you live and/or work? Alejo: I live in the best place in the world! Taboada, a small rural municipality in the province of Lugo (about 140 km from A Coruña). Some pictures. Q: What do…
With GUADEC 2012 starting in just two weeks, GNOME News is starting a series of interviews with members of the local organizing team. Our first interview is from one of the members of the local team, Laura M. Castro. Where do you live and/or work? I live and work in A Coruña.…
The full program for this year's GUADEC conference has been announced. GUADEC is the premier GNOME conference, and is being held in a Coruña, Spain, from July 26th to August 1st. A total of 46 talks will be held during the core conference days, as well as 4 keynotes and a number…
The GNOME Foundation invites proposals to host GUADEC 2013. GUADEC is the biggest gathering of GNOME users and developers and includes a three-day conference, the annual general meeting of the members of the GNOME Foundation, and a week of coding, meeting, and discussion. Those who would like to host the next GUADEC…