See https://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2013-March/msg00010.html.

Dave Neary: Hi Daniel, I would like to do a biography of the traveling GNOME for the annual report this year. I hear you know him better than anyone! I wonder if you could help me with some background information?

Daniel Siegel: Wwell, around the time of gnome 2.22, while preparing release notes for Cheese, I felt the gnome community had seen my handsome face on Cheese screenshots often enough. So, I asked around and, while getting some more or less useful hints, I had an unexpected guest visiting me in my apartment... [1], [2]

Dave: Where was the Traveling GNOME born?

Daniel: Unfortunately, little is known about that.

Dave: When did you discover his love of traveling?

Daniel: He always seemed to be very adventurous and, ultimately, isn't "traveling" in his name?

Dave: Which side is the front, and which is the back?

Daniel: As you can tell from the many photos on [3], he seems to be fine showing both sides. But, to be honest, he tells more jokes and is funnier on his green side.

Dave: The GNOME disappeared for several months (years?) at one point. Has he ever told you what happened in that time? Was he kidnapped, or did he just need some space?

Daniel: All I got was a short note with the following:

we got him, give us lots of ice cream or you will regret it.

Fortunately, Eric [6] discovered his hideout and they spent some lovely days in San Francisco [7].

Dave: What's the most interesting place he's been so far?

Daniel: Well, he has been to several continents so far, but why don't you have a look for yourself? https://live.gnome.org/TravellingGnome. But, if you ask me, he met a very special girl in Florence, Italy...

Dave: How does the GNOME decide the next place he wants to go?

Daniel: He seems to prefer the company of awesome gnome hackers and he usually does not visit the same hacker twice. Then, there is a ruleset he brings along on how to take care of the traveling gnome:

  • add a photo of the traveling gnome and yourself to https://live.gnome.org/TravellingGnome

  • get a present and put it into a box along with the traveling gnome and the instructions
  • send it to your favorite gnome hacker

Dave: Thanks Daniel! I have tried travelinggnome gnome org but it bounced - I don't think he ever asked for his foundation membership (we should change that!)

Daniel: I don't think this is a valid mail address, so far we only have that wiki page ;) But, yeah, he is definitely a good candidate for foundation membership. I even would vouch for him!

Engagement/AnnualReport/AnnualReport2012/TravellingGNOME (last edited 2013-08-10 12:09:57 by AllanDay)