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GNOME 2.8 Release Candidate 1 (2.7.92)

Submitted by stro on Wed, 2004-09-01 08:59. Gnome 2.x

Release Candidate 1 marks the start of our Hard Code Freeze, on the way
towards the final GNOME 2.8 release in a couple of weeks. The final lap!
Let's just hope we're not dragged off the track at the last minute by a
strangely dressed Irishman. Even though it almost sounds like fun... At
last, without further ado, RELEASE CANDIDATE ONE!

platform: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/platform/2.7/2.7.92/NEWS
tar.gz: 45M total
tar.bz2: 31M total

desktop: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.7/2.7.92/NEWS
tar.gz: 146M total
tar.bz2: 103M total

bindings: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.7/2.7.92/NEWS
tar.gz: 13M total
tar.bz2: 8.1M total

Notes about the new MIME system
-------------------------------

As of GNOME 2.7.4, the old MIME system was replaced with a new shared
specification found on freedesktop.org. There are a couple comments to go
along with this:

* In order the to see any applications available, they must be registered
with the MIME system. This can be done by getting the latest verion of
desktop-file-utils and running:

update-desktop-database $PREFIX/applications

jhbuild in CVS has been modified to build this, and we expect
applications to do this on install automatically in the future.

* The new user interface is modeled after the proposal at:

http://www.gnome.org/~jrb/files/mime/

The old File Types capplet has been removed in favor of a nautilus-only
interface.

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
--------------------------

This release is a snapshot of development code. Although it is buildable and
usable, it is primarily intended for testing and hacking purposes. Like the
Linux kernel, GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development
status. Please check the 2.7 start page for more information:

http://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/

Happy testing!

- The GNOME Release Team

It all seems too soon, not that I mind it...at ALL

Submitted by sabin on Wed, 2004-09-01 19:11.

Correct me if I'm wrong, maybe it's just an impression, but this seems way too soon. Unless this is just a weird feeling, it does NOT feel like 6 months since GNOME 2.6.

Now I for one REALLY do not mind this, however if I'm right, I'm afraid GNOME 2.8 would not be a big enough jump from 2.6

About the new MIME system: I haven't tried it personally. Even so, I beleive the old MIME system is easy to beat (no offense to the people that designed it). I'm really looking forward to seeing that in action. I'm also very happy we're all moving towards freedesktop.org. One day standards will be shared and that will be a great day. Imagine the competition when applications must outdo eachother based on the same standard. This will encourage even more of the brilliant creativity that I've been so happy at GNOME. KDE as well for that matter, since without them maybe the GNOME developpers would not have been as driven to advance so rapidly.

I have loved GNOME since 1.4, to all the GNOME dev's that might be reading this: I worship you.

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