Community built software is bringing change to the world

Come learn how the GNOME project and its strong community built a popular free and open source desktop that is easy to use, internationalized and accessible. Open source software projects are built and maintained by their communities, and the GNOME project is a good example of how strong communities build strong projects. The GNOME community has developed core values like accessibility, internationalization and developer-friendly that are shared among all the volunteer developers that work on GNOME. Over time, the GNOME project has developed strong foundations like time-based releases, universal access, and good communication with companies in the industry as well as the community itself. Building on the community's values and foundations, the GNOME community is now enabling their technologies for the future with initiatives like GNOME Mobile. Come learn how you can be a part of the GNOME community and help develop free and open source technologies that are building our future.