The GNOME Foundation has announced a cost optimization to balance its income and expenses. In recent years, the organization has seen significant overspending, for example, in fiscal year 2023, the organization received $556 thousand and spent $676 thousand (overspending $120 thousand), in 2022, the project received $363 thousand and spent $649 thousand (overspending $286 thousand), in 2021, the project received $287 thousand and spent $927 thousand (overspending $640 thousand). The GNOME Foundation Board of Directors has decided to get rid of this imbalance in fiscal year 2024 (from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025) to restore the required level of reserves in case of unforeseen problems (until now, the overspending was compensated by previously deferred savings).
To save money, the team will be reduced by eliminating the positions of Creative Director and Director of Community Development. The responsibilities of the employees who previously held these positions, such as organizing events, marketing initiatives, running fundraising campaigns, and creating graphic designs, will be distributed among the remaining staff. Expenses will also be reduced by significantly reducing the amount of travel to events paid for by the GNOME Foundation. Funding for the Linux App Summit, GNOME.Asia, and GUADEC conferences, maintaining the gnome.org infrastructure, and the Outreach program (paying for internships for women and minorities) will remain at the same level.
Source: opennet.ru
