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Gnome 2.0 Alpha 1 Released

Dave H writes "The first pre-release of the GNOME 2 platform is now available! Find it at you can grab it from FTP.gnome.org It is of course a technology preview; note that it can't be installed alongside GNOME 1.x." There's some more information information posted on LinuxToday.

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  1. Love the warning by wiredog · · Score: 5, Funny
    WARNING: This release does not include anything of use to end
    users.

    That could be put on half or more of the stuff on my box.

  2. Re:GNOME, a thought by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hee hee...

    X-Windows: ...A mistake carried out to perfection. X-Windows: ...Dissatisfaction guaranteed. X-Windows: ...Don't get frustrated without it. X-Windows: ...Even your dog won't like it. X-Windows: ...Flaky and built to stay that way. X-Windows: ...Complex nonsolutions to simple nonproblems. X-Windows: ...Flawed beyond belief. X-Windows: ...Form follows malfunction. X-Windows: ...Garbage at your fingertips. X-Windows: ...Ignorance is our most important resource. X-Windows: ...It could be worse, but it'll take time. X-Windows: ...It could happen to you. X-Windows: ...Japan's secret weapon. X-Windows: ...Let it get in *your* way. X-Windows: ...Live the nightmare. X-Windows: ...More than enough rope. X-Windows: ...Never had it, never will. X-Windows: ...No hardware is safe. X-Windows: ...Power tools for power fools. X-Windows: ...Putting new limits on productivity. X-Windows: ...Simplicity made complex. X-Windows: ...The cutting edge of obsolescence. X-Windows: ...The art of incompetence. X-Windows: ...The defacto substandard. X-Windows: ...The first fully modular software disaster. X-Windows: ...The joke that kills. X-Windows: ...The problem for your problem. X-Windows: ...There's got to be a better way. X-Windows: ...Warn your friends about it. X-Windows: ...You'd better sit down. X-Windows: ...You'll envy the dead.

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