Welcome to the GNOME stand!

Learn about the latest developments in the GNOME desktop environment! At the GNOME booth, you can check out live demos of GNOME 41 and GTK 4, get help using GNOME, and learn more about paid GNOME internship opportunities. During our themed chat hours, you'll be able to engage and talk directly with GNOME developers, designers, Board of Directors members, Foundation staff, and other community members. Ask us your questions or just pop in to say "Hi" and chat! Take a look at our chat schedule below to see what our topics are and when you can join them.

GNOME @ FOSDEM

People visiting our stand will have the opportunity to meet GNOME members and fellow Community members, discuss new features, address questions, issues, or hang out. No prior experience using GNOME is needed, and people who are looking for new contribution opportunities are more than welcome!

Grab some digital GNOME SWAG! Find downloadable sticker art and badges at gnome.org/online-swag.

Chat Schedule

Saturday, February 5th
10:00-11:00 Meet Executive Director Neil McGovern
11:00-12:00 GNOME Circle
12:00-13:00 Meet the Foundation Board of Directors
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-15:00 Foundation Infastructure
15:00-16:00 Newcomers
16:00-17:00 Meet the Foundation Staff
17:00-18:00 General Chat Time
Sunday, February 6th
10:00-11:00 Faces of GNOME
11:00-12:00 GTK
12:00-13:00 General Chat Time
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-15:00 Internships with GNOME
15:00-16:00 Meet the Foundation Board of Directors
16:00-17:00 Meet the Engagement Team
17:00-18:00 GNOME Events

* All times are in CET (UTC +1)

GNOME Beers

FOSDEM may be online this year, but that isn't stopping us from hosting GNOME Beers! Join us Saturday February 5 at 18:00 UTC on our Big Blue Button server for this social event.

Learn more at events.gnome.org.

Contribute to GNOME

There are many ways to get involved in GNOME and many different projects to contribute on. The best place to get started is by visiting gnome.org/get-involved.

Another great way to contribute to GNOME is by donating! Your donations help fund projects like GTK 4.0, GNOME internships, and events like GUADEC. Learn more about how you can help support GNOME by visiting gnome.org/donate.

Learn More about GNOME

Let us know you're interested! To learn more about all things GNOME (news, events, sponsorships, and support) fill out this short form and we'll get in touch.

GNOME Shop

Don't miss out on picking up your GNOME gear! We've our t-shirts and other GNOME items can be purchased from our online shop. Visit shop.gnome.org for more information.

Welcome to the GNOME stand

GNOME in 2022

We are proud of everything GNOME has accomplished 2021! Here are a few of our projects:
  • GNOME 40 launched in March with many updates and improvements along with a brand new release video style
  • Concluded our inaugural Community Engagement Challenge and announced our winner, Big Open Source Sibling, and runner-up, OpenUK Kids’ Courses and Associated Digital Camps with a live announcement
  • Participated in Outreachy and Google Summer of Code
  • Hosted GUADEC, GNOME. Asia remotely and partnered with KDE on Linux App Summit
  • Updated our websites and relaunched as two new site, the GNOME Project, and the GNOME Foundation
  • And so much more!
Some of the things we're looking forward to in 2022 include our GNOME 42 realease, GUADEC, GNOME.Asia, and Linux App Summit, as well as many more hackfests and social events.