I received my postcard from André yesterday thanking me for becoming a Friend of Gnome. As I write this their campaign to hire a sysadmin for Gnome is about $114 away from meeting their goal!

If you also love the Gnome desktop, consider sponsoring the project. As André noted in his postcard, hackfests are an integral part of the Gnome lifecycle and many developers cannot afford to travel to one of these key events without the assistance of the Gnome Foundation. Sponsorships make it possible.