Become a Friend of GNOME!

During the 2.26 development cycle the GNOME Foundation also launched a new Friends of GNOME programme. Now supporters can sign up to help the GNOME Foundation with recurring donations. Thanks to user feedback during the 2.28 cycle, the Friends of GNOME programme now supports the ability to choose the dollar amount given monthly.

Friends of GNOME is a way for individuals to support the GNOME project's mission of providing a free and open source desktop for everyone regardless of ability. With no advertising or outreach, the foundation has raised over $20,000 in 2009 from generous individuals. That money has contributed to the funds for hackfests, local events and programmes which in turn have enabled the GNOME project to create internationalised, accessible and easy-to-use desktop software for both traditional desktops and for mobile devices.

Head over to the Friends of GNOME website.