01145nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004500055210004100100260004200141520078500183100001900968856003600987       2009                        eng d  a1913-610200aThe GNOME Foundation Is All About People0 aGNOME Foundation Is All About People  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/20093 aAs open source projects mature, they tend to join or create foundations which manage the project's financial and software assets, provide a marketing and legal entity, and sometimes help to set the direction of the project. As non-profit organizations, foundations have a specific structure defined by the jurisdiction in which they were formed. This structure typically includes a volunteer board of directors and sometimes paid staff such as a secretary or executive director.

As Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, I am often asked "what do you do?". This article will introduce the structure of the GNOME project and its Foundation, describe how the Foundation works to support the GNOME project, and discuss the roles of the people within the GNOME Foundation. 
 1 aPeters, Stormy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/261