It is perhaps of interest to some that the Mozilla Foundation has not found it easy to find a new Executive Director (see http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/executive-director-search.html). Note the Mozilla position comes with salary and benefits. Are we thinking the same for GNOME?
cheers, David Quim Gil wrote: > fwiw I also think that an executive director would be good for the > GNOME project, more needed than a business developer. At least GNOME > gets the resources that needs for doing what is capable to do. This > was not clear a year ago but as Jeff points out things evolve and we > learn in the process. > > The profile could be someone already in the GNOME community with an > open professional career a love for GNOME and open source, community > development skills, good communication, able to travel and somewhat > interested and skilled in money related stuff. > > I'm sure this person exists already in GNOME, and is reading these > lines (or at least would read then in Planet GNOME). The secret is to > start humble and small, and improving something every quarter. > > The problem is _only_ to find the name and surname, sending the offer > on the right time. Perhaps opening the position publicly without a > pressure of time, waiting for candidates? > > Anyway, stuff for the brains of the next board. > > _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
