Here is the data that was used to sign up GNOME for LinuxTag 2011:
<pre> General Information Project Title: GNOME Category: others Project URL: http://www.gnome.org
Project Description
This description is used by the project committee to get an overall overview about the project. If the project get accepted this descriptions will be published on the official website and the LinuxTag-Journal. English (short): The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop. English: GNOME is... Free: GNOME is Free Software and part of the GNU project, dedicated to giving users and developers the ultimate level of control over their desktops, their software, and their data. Find out more about the GNU project and Free Software at gnu.org. Usable: GNOME understands that usability is about creating software that is easy for everyone to use, not about piling on features. GNOME's community of professional and volunteer usability experts have created Free Software's first and only Human Interface Guidelines, and all core GNOME software is adopting these principles. Find out more about GNOME and usability at the GNOME Usability Project. Accessible: Free Software is about enabling software freedom for everyone, including users and developers with disabilities. GNOME's Accessibility framework is the result of several years of effort, and makes GNOME the most accessible desktop for any Unix platform. Find out more at the GNOME Accessibility Project. International: GNOME is used, developed and documented in dozens of languages, and we strive to ensure that every piece of GNOME software can be translated into all languages. Find out more at the GNOME Translation Project. Developer-friendly: Developers are not tied to a single language with GNOME. You can use C, C++, Python, Perl, Java, even C#, to produce high-quality applications that integrate smoothly into the rest of your Unix or GNU/Linux (commonly referred to as Linux) desktop. Organized: GNOME strives to be an organized community, with a foundation of several hundred members, usability, accessibility, and QA teams, and an elected board. GNOME releases are defined by the GNOME Release Team and are scheduled to occur every six months. Supported: Beyond the worldwide GNOME Community, GNOME is supported by the leading companies in GNU/Linux and Unix, including HP, IBM, Mandriva, Novell, Red Hat, and Sun. Find out more at foundation.gnome.org. A community: Perhaps more than anything else, GNOME is a worldwide community of volunteers who hack, translate, design, QA, and generally have fun together.
German (short): GNOME ist eine Desktop-Umgebung für Unix- und Unix-ähnliche Systeme mit einer grafischen Benutzeroberfläche und einer Sammlung von Programmen für den täglichen Gebrauch. Gnome wird unter den freien Lizenzen GPL und LGPL veröffentlicht und ist Teil des GNU-Projekts. German: GNOME 3.0 ist ein großer Meilenstein in der Geschichte des GNOME-Projekts. Die Version enthält eine neue aufregende Arbeitsoberfläche, die von Grund auf für heutige Benutzer entwickelt wurde und für eine Reihe moderner Rechnerarten geeignet ist. GNOMEs Entwicklungstechnologien wurden fundamental verbessert für 3.0. Modernisiert und entschlackt erlauben sie Entwicklern das einfache Erstellen von hervorragenden Benutzeroberflächen in kurzer Zeit. GNOME 3.0 enthält weiterhin die gewohnten GNOME-Anwendungen, die jedoch zahlreiche Verbesserungen erfuhren. GNOME 3.0 folgt dem planmäßigen Veröffentlichungszyklus des GNOME-Projekts und erscheint sechs Monate nach der vorherigen GNOME-Version 2.32. Es ist das Ergebnis von dreijähriger Planungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit und ist der nächste große Versionssprung seit neun Jahren. 3.0 ist der Beginn einer neuen Reise für GNOME. Die 3.x-Versionsserie wird die bekannten sechsmonatigen Veröffentlichungszyklen fortführen, dabei aber den in Version 3.0 gesetzten Innovationstrend weiterführen. So bringt sie Entwicklern wie Benutzern von GNOME signifikante Verbesserungen. Das GNOME-Projekt ist eine internationale Gemeinschaft die zusammenarbeitet, um großartige Software für jedermann frei verfügbar zu machen. All unsere Arbeit ist frei zum Benutzen, Anpassen und Weitergeben. Jeder ist dazu eingeladen, daran mitzuarbeiten. Wenn Sie uns dabei helfen möchten GNOME noch besser zu machen, dann unterstützen Sie uns.
Project Community Development Process
We would like to know how some basics about your development process. URL to Source-Repository: http://git.gnome.org Developer's Planet, Newssite, Blog: http://planet.gnome.org External upstream uploads accepted?
Developer Community Size
To get a feeling about the number of contributers to your project, please give us the following numbers. (Europe including Germany, World including Europe). Germany: 200 Europe: 500 Worldwide: 2000
Additionally, we would like to know how many of your contributors are employed within one company. If there are several companies envolved, just give the biggest number. Developers employed by single company:
Supporting Institution Name: Address: URL: Email:
Exhibtion at Linuxtag Last year's participation Did you participate at last year's LinuxTag? Feedback on booth size and equipment: Feedback on booth location:
Presentation Highlights: GNOME3! Merchandising: We have T-Shirts, Stickers, Posters and can probably flash pendrives to contain a working GNOME3 environment Partner Project(s): Distributions like OpenSUSE, Fedora, ...
Booth Wanted size: m² Number of Staff: (Total amount of booth personnel for whole LinuxTag.) Equipment: We have a brand new EventBox sponsored by Canonical. It contains a PC, a projector, peripherals, networking equipment, etc. Advantages for other exhibitors: Required special booth equipment: (e.g. heavy current power supply, satellite dish)
Public Relations Press Contact Name: Tobias Mueller Address: tobiasmue@gnome.org URL: http://www.gnome.de Email: tobiasmue@gnome.org
News during LinuxTag
Are there any releases or special announcements, which can be made during LinuxTag? What would this be and which support is needed from LinuxTag to make this announcement? News:
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