Any open source project lives or dies by its members, whether those members are active contributors to the code base or provide support in other ways. The Symbian Foundation is no different. The responsibility for building and maintaining membership of the Symbian Foundation falls on the shoulders of Lauren Sarno.

Lauren: I attended the recent Towel Day in Finland and spoke to several members there who were Symbian services providers. They all mentioned that visibility was important: being able to see what other members do and for other members to see what they do.

This resulted in the services pages, where any member can have their company listed under specific service categories. Now, members and casual visitors to the site can see which members offer particular services. The companies can then be contacted directly or visitors can fill out the on-page request form, which is then sent to every company listed in that section.

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