FootNotes - Gnome 2.x

Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.26!

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:47:59 -0500

The GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.26, the
latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment
and of its developer platform. Released on schedule, to the day, GNOME
2.26 builds on top of a long series of successful six months releases to
offer the best experience to users and developers.

For more than 10 years now, the project has been seeing a tremendous
amount of work. And as usual, it's hard to come back to a previous
version of GNOME once you've tried GNOME 2.26, which is probably the
best compliment the project can receive.

This six months effort wouldn't have been possible without the whole
GNOME community, made of contributors from all around the world:
hackers, documentors, usability and accessibility specialists,
translators, maintainers, sysadmins, companies, artists, users and
testers. GNOME would not exist without all those people. Thanks very
much to every one of them!

You'll find detailed information about GNOME 2.26 in our release notes:

http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.26/

Collection of 50 Best Looking Gnome Themes

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:41:43 -0500

I recently installed new version of linux (Ubuntu Intrepid ibex) on my secondary computer and i wanted to customize it like i am used to customize windows. I tried a lot of gnome themes and found many beautiful and elegant looking themes which enhance your desktop with different colors, corners, buttons and scroll bar styles. I filtered some of the best looking gnome themes to share on TechieSouls. After downloading themes you have to install them, the following screenshot will guide you how to install theme in ubuntu and gnome interface. Install apply and enjoy

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Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.24!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:32:47 -0400

Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.24, the
latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop
environment and of its developer platform. Released on schedule, to the
day, GNOME 2.24 builds on top of a long series of successful six months
releases to offer the best experience to users and developers.

For more than 10 years now, the project has been seeing a tremendous
amount of work. And as usual, it's hard to come back to a previous
version of GNOME once you've tried GNOME 2.24, which is probably the
best compliment the project can receive.

You'll find detailed information about GNOME 2.24 in our release notes:

http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.24/

GNOME 2.22 Roadmap Released

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:58:13 -0500

The GNOME Roadmap for 2.22 (and partially for 2.24 and future 2.x releases) is available at:

http://live.gnome.org/RoadMap

The GNOME Roadmap is a big-picture view of functionality we expect GNOME to include in short-term and long-term future. The roadmap is based on feedback from current GNOME developers and other community members.

We hope this roadmap increases the awereness about the future steps of the project inside and outside the community and helps us to look forward and plan where we want to go.

GNOME 2.20 released

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:07:30 -0400

Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.20, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment.

Released on schedule, to the day, it is the culmination of six months effort by GNOME contributors around the world: hackers, documentors, usability and accessibility specialists, translators, maintainers,
sysadmins, companies, artists, users and testers. Due to their hard work, we have another great release to be proud of - thanks very much to every contributor!

You'll find information about GNOME 2.20 in our release notes, linked from the 2.20 start page.

About GNOME 2.20: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/

Meanwhile, GNOME developers around the world are looking forward to working on fresh new features for the next version of GNOME, due in March, 2008.

Enjoy!

- The GNOME Release Team

Linux.com: Sabayon makes managing multiple GNOME user profiles simple

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:47:08 -0400

If you have multiple users sharing a single computer, you could probably use an easy way to manage their user profiles. Sabayon can help you create and set up GNOME desktop profiles and assign them to different users.

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Linux.com: GNOME 2.18 shows incremental improvement

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:59:37 -0400

Like clockwork, the GNOME project released GNOME 2.18 six months after the release of GNOME 2.16. The new version carries a number of improvements over the 2.16 release, but doesn't bring many "must have" features that would compel users to upgrade right away.

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Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.18!

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:52:06 -0500

Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.18, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment.

Released on schedule, to the day, it is the culmination of six months effort by GNOME contributors around the world: hackers, documentors, usability and accessibility specialists, translators, maintainers, sysadmins, companies, artists, users and testers. Due to their hard work, we have another great release to be proud of - thanks very much
to every contributor!

You'll find information about GNOME 2.18 in our release notes, linked from the 2.18 start page.

About GNOME 2.18: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.18/

GNOME 2.18.0 Release Candidate (2.17.92)

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:05:34 -0500

Here we go: this is the last unstable release before 2.18.0. We've all
added cool features, important bug fixes, great translations, or shiny
documentation during the past six months. And it'll be soon ready for
public consumption. There's still one week before the hard codde freeze,
so it's not too late to fix this last bug you're ashamed of. And then,
you'll be able to think about the future. What will make GNOME 2.20.0
rock? It's up to you to write this future!

To compile GNOME 2.17.92, you can use GARNOME, which supports users and
has additional/different modules available), or the jhbuild

GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 2 (2.17.91)

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:59:44 -0500

Today, one of our heroes, Lucas Rocha, is explaining us what's happening
with this release:

Love is in the air! The GNOME 2.18.0 Beta 2 release is out to spread
even more love in this Valentine's day. This is our second beta release
on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be released in March 2007.
So, If you're feeling alone, give some love to GNOME today by breaking
it, fixing it, translating it, documenting it, and your hapinness is
garanteed tomorrow! Who knows?

GNOME 2.17.90 Development Release

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:04:26 -0500

Yet another GNOME release is now available. This is our sixth
development release on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be
released in March 2007. I guess you could say GNOME is marching
forward. You know what I mean, say no more, say no more!

This release marks the start of the UI Freeze. If you break the freeze
your picture will be added to the HIG under the heading "Banned for
Life" and will have to live with the stigma of causing the "worst freeze
ever".

GNOME 2.17.5 Development Release

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:32:01 -0500

The first GNOME release of 2007 is available. This is our fifth
development release on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be
released in March 2007. In France, we have a wise saying: "Dans le
cochon, tout est bon." Okay, don't ask me why I'm writing this here,
since I don't know why. Or maybe it's because we could say the same
about this release. Or maybe it's because I'm hungry.

New Color Scheme Feature

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:02:38 -0500

Thomas Wood of art.gnome.org fame has been working hard on adding color scheme support to gnome-theme-manager. Some of the fruits of this labor can be seen here and also here.

Dropline GNOME 2.16.1 released

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:02:05 -0500

After two months of building and refining this release, we’ve finally come to a point at which we’re pleased with the results and are ready to break the news that dropline GNOME 2.16.1 is complete! It’s been quite a game of “Let’s just try to fix *one more* bug”, or “Let’s tidy up that minor detail that’s been bugging us for a while.” Finally, we have what we believe is our best GNOME desktop yet! Download it for Slackware.

GNOME 2.17.1 Development Release

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:12:02 -0400

Welcome to the new GNOME development cycle! Please fasten your seatbelt: you're going to see a lot of exciting new changes!, new features!, new bugfixes!, new translations!, new documentation!. Lots of modules have great plans for 2.18 and if you're willing to help,
there's a lot of areas where you'll be heartily welcomed! Don't hesitate to ask how or where you can help. If you don't even know where to start, just send a mail to our fantastic gnome-love mailing list.

This is our first development release on our road towards GNOME 2.18.0, which will be released in March 2007. And I can tell you that GNOME 2.17.1 tastes good. Go download it. Go compile it. Go test it. And go hack on it, document it, translate it, fix it.