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Glynn Foster | 10 Apr 04:40
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Board Meeting Minutes :: 29th March 2007

Hey,

Apologies for the delay in posting these - I've recently moved apartments, so
forgot to post them at the time. In between this and the previous set of minutes
was a call with the advisory board - these minutes aren't public at this time.

With the attached minutes, there are a number of discussion points that have
been removed for the public minutes, which may account for some being sparse in
certain agenda items.

Glynn

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Board Meeting :: 29th March 2007

Present: Dave, Glynn, Anne, Vincent, Behdad, Zana, Vincent, Quim (:30)
         Thomas, Paul, Bastien (GUADEC)
Regrets: Jeff (1:10)

1) GUADEC

   Sponsorship
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   As of today there are 3 confirmed sponsors, Imendio, Google and Igalia.
   Various companies have already said they would sponsor the event, but
   still waiting on negotiation of sponsorship level and final confirmation.

   GUADEC team have confirmed 'Linux Magazine' as a press sponsor, and need
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Dave Neary | 19 Apr 10:40
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Canonical joins GNOME Foundation advisory board


Hi,

Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, and the GNOME
Foundation announced yesterday that Canonical has joined the GNOME
Foundation's advisory board.

I'm delighted to have Jane Silber and Matt Zimmerman representing
Canonical on the advisory board, joining the list of companies
supporting GNOME and the GNOME Foundation.

The full announcement is on the foundation website at
http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/canonicaljoins.html

Cheers,
Dave.

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Dave Neary
dneary <at> free.fr
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Jeff Waugh | 19 Apr 18:01
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The GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initative

The following press release and quote sheet, as well as a selection of
supporting press releases from GMAE members, are available on the web:

  http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/

- Jeff

THE GNOME FOUNDATION AND INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN TO CREATE GNOME MOBILE &
EMBEDDED INITIATIVE

Developers and Corporations Unite to Advance GNOME Technology as Leading
User Experience Platform for Mobile and Embedded Devices.

Embedded Linux Conference, Santa Clara, USA -- April 19, 2007 -- The GNOME
Foundation announced today the creation of the GNOME Mobile & Embedded
Initiative (GMAE), and a software platform for user experience development
across a wide range of device profiles.

"GNOME continues to drive the cutting edge of Open Source and Free Software
innovation. With the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative, GNOME expands the
reach of Software Freedom to new devices, new markets, and new audiences",
said Jeff Waugh, founder of the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative and a
director of the GNOME Foundation board. "Developers will not only have the
means to create great mobile and embedded software, but the freedom to
envision and create fundamentally new kinds of devices, for entirely new
markets."

Mobile, embedded and converged devices comprise one of the most rapidly
growing segments of the technology landscape, accounting for sales of
billions of units per year. Analysts estimate that by 2010, one out of two
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