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/26101080nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005800055210005400113260004200167520069400209100001900903856003600922       2009                        eng d  a1913-610200aThe Role of Consumers Within an Open Source Community0 aRole of Consumers Within an Open Source Community  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/20093 aThe software provided by the GNOME Project is produced by a large community comprised of several thousand developers, translators, quality assurance testers, and documentation writers. Consumers are represented in the community by technical users and organizations that distribute GNOME technologies. And while the community reaches out regularly to non-technical end users and welcomes any that approach the community, these two worlds rarely interact. 

This article draws upon our experience within the GNOME Project to examine the question "Why do consumers and the community rarely interact?". Our insights may prove useful for other projects and consumers wishing more interaction.1 aPeters, Stormy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/22200863nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245003500055210003500090260004200125520052000167100001900687856003500706       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aEnterprise Open Source Support0 aEnterprise Open Source Support  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/20073 aOpen Source Software (OSS) has permeated the enterprise. Some organizations still prohibit the use of OSS altogether, but they are unquestionably in the minority. For most companies, it's not a question of "should we use OSS"? but rather, "how and where can we best take advantage of open source solutions"? 

As companies have shifted from prohibiting OSS use to embracing it, they must now deal with technical support issues. This article examines the various option available to support companies that use OSS.1 aPeters, Stormy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/5400946nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004400055210004400099260004200143520058500185100001900770856003500789       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aOpen Source Licensing in the Enterprise0 aOpen Source Licensing in the Enterprise  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/20073 aStudies show that most open source projects are licensed under the General Public License (GPL) and it is estimated that over 75% of open source projects are licensed under either the GPL or the LGPL (Lesser GPL). Yet, it has been my company's experience that the open source software used by our enterprise customers is primarily Apache licensed software. This article examines several factors which may shed some light on this disparity, including the issues raised by enterprise customers and the software product selection process used by OpenLogic (http://www.openlogic.com).1 aPeters, Stormy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/65