GNOME Foundation Announces Layoffs and Cost Reduction Measures

TapTechNews October 9th news, the GNOME Foundation (GNOME Foundation) posted a blog on October 7th, where its board of directors announced information on layoffs, cost reduction, and personnel transfers.

The foundation stated in the blog that Caroline Henriksen (creative director) and Melissa Wu (community development director) exited the GNOME Foundation staff team and initiated a new round of layoffs.

The GNOME Foundation indicated that it encountered difficulties in fundraising, which led it to have to take layoff measures to control costs.

TapTechNews queried relevant materials, and The Lunduke Journal reported that the layoff scale was relatively large, estimated to be 33%.

Layoffs will affect multiple teams of GNOME and may cause delays in the development progress and updates of its projects. This is an unfavorable news for users and developers who rely on the GNOME desktop environment.

Despite facing challenges, the GNOME Foundation is still committed to the maintenance and development of its core projects. There may be new financing strategies in the future to improve the financial situation.