--- title: Canonical joins GNOME Foundation Advisory Board description: As you’re no doubt aware, the default Ubuntu desktop is now running GNOME Shell following the 17.10 release and so we naturally have a great deal of interest in the plans and direction of the GNOME project.  The best way for us to get more involved in the future of GNOME is to become a […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-joins-gnome-foundation-advisory-board?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Will Cooke](https://canonical.com/blog/author/willcooke "More about Will Cooke") 1 November 2017 # Canonical joins GNOME Foundation Advisory Board [developers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/developers) [GNOME](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/gnome) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) --- Share the article As you’re no doubt aware, the default Ubuntu desktop is now running GNOME Shell following the [17.10 release](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/1710) and so we naturally have a great deal of interest in the plans and direction of the [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org/) project.  The best way for us to get more involved in the future of GNOME is to become a member of the Advisory Board, and so, I’m happy to announce that we are now fully signed up members. The board’s [responsibilities](https://wiki.gnome.org/AdvisoryBoard/Responsibilities) are summarised as: to meet with the GNOME Foundation board of directors to explain their needs, to learn more about the needs of GNOME users and to provide feedback on the overall direction of the GNOME project. We hope to share the results of our many years of user research, testing plus the needs of our large and diverse user base to help map out the best way for the entire GNOME ecosystem to benefit from our membership. The GNOME community have been very welcoming to Ubuntu, and we are already seeing the fruits of their labour in 17.10.  Night Light, Captive Portal detection, the new Control Center, and a host of new features are now available to Ubuntu Desktop users by default by way of the GNOME desktop. We look forward to working closely with the GNOME Foundation, and to many years of happy collaboration. ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026 [### A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015.... [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026