<s>
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
based	O
in	O
Orinda	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
coordinating	O
the	O
efforts	O
in	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
works	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
project	O
:	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
computing	O
platform	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
that	O
is	O
composed	O
entirely	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
goal	O
,	O
the	O
foundation	O
coordinates	O
releases	O
of	O
GNOME	B-Application
and	O
determines	O
which	O
projects	O
are	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
GNOME	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
voice	O
for	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
project	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
communication	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
with	O
commercial	O
and	O
noncommercial	O
organizations	O
interested	O
in	O
GNOME	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
produces	O
educational	O
materials	O
and	O
documentation	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
public	O
learn	O
about	O
GNOME	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
sponsors	O
GNOME-related	O
technical	O
conferences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
GUADEC	B-Application
,	O
GNOME.Asia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Boston	O
Summit	O
,	O
represents	O
GNOME	B-Application
at	O
relevant	O
conferences	O
sponsored	O
by	O
others	O
,	O
helps	O
create	O
technical	O
standards	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
promotes	O
the	O
use	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
GNOME	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Neil	O
McGovern	O
resigned	O
as	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
executive	O
director	O
is	O
selected	O
and	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Sandler	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
Board	O
announced	O
that	O
cash	O
reserves	O
had	O
been	O
drained	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
cash	O
flow	O
problem	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
had	O
to	O
front	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
late	O
payments	O
from	O
sponsors	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Outreach	O
Program	O
for	O
Women	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
various	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
foundation	I-Language
had	O
gone	O
bankrupt	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
foundation	I-Language
has	O
clarified	O
never	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
's	O
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
is	O
elected	O
every	O
year	O
via	O
elections	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
Election	O
Committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
GNOME	B-Application
contributors	O
can	O
apply	O
for	O
Foundation	O
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
's	O
Advisory	O
Board	O
is	O
a	O
body	O
of	O
organizations	O
and	O
companies	O
that	O
wish	O
to	O
communicate	O
and	O
work	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
and	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Advisory	O
Board	O
members	O
include	O
:	O
Canonical	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Debian	O
,	O
Endless	O
Computer	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
,	O
Sugar	O
Labs	O
,	O
SUSE	O
,	O
The	B-Operating_System
Document	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
and	O
System76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Rothschild	O
Patent	O
Imaging	O
(	O
RPI	O
)	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
claiming	O
that	O
Shotwell	B-Language
infringed	O
on	O
its	O
patent	O
because	O
"[Shotwell]	O
imports	O
and	O
filters	O
photographic	O
images	O
from	O
cameras	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
organise	O
the	O
photos	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
called	O
allegations	O
baseless	O
and	O
started	O
a	O
defense	O
aimed	O
not	O
just	O
to	O
defend	O
Shotwell	B-Language
,	O
but	O
to	O
invalidate	O
the	O
patents	O
in	O
question	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
finance	O
the	O
defense	O
,	O
GNOME	B-Application
launched	O
GNOME	B-Application
Patent	O
Troll	O
Defense	O
Fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Debian	O
Foundation	O
publicly	O
stated	O
their	O
support	O
for	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
and	O
urged	O
users	O
to	O
donate	O
to	O
the	O
fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Open	O
Innovation	O
Network	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
lawyers	O
would	O
assist	O
help	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
in	O
discovery	O
process	O
to	O
find	O
prior	O
art	O
to	O
invalidate	O
the	O
patent	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GNOME	B-Application
Patent	O
Troll	O
Defense	O
fund	O
received	O
support	O
of	O
over	O
4000	O
contributors	O
and	O
surpassed	O
the	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
US$	O
125,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
announced	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
patent	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
Rothschild	O
Patent	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Leigh	O
Rothschild	O
keep	O
their	O
original	O
patent	O
,	O
but	O
GNOME	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
and	O
any	O
project	O
released	O
under	O
OSI-approved	O
license	O
is	O
immune	O
from	O
any	O
future	O
patent	O
claims	O
made	O
by	O
Rothschild	O
Patent	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Leigh	O
Rothschild	O
.	O
</s>
