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GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha

Posted by michael on from the good-gnus dept.

xer.xes writes: "The first public testing release of the GNOME 2.0 Desktop, 'Rolig Liten Hattgubbe,' is ready for your testing pleasure! It is available for immediate download here. Please read the release notes first! Due for general consumption in March, the GNOME 2.0 Desktop is a greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications. Enhancements include anti-aliased text and first class internationalisation support, new accessibility features for disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly regarded user interface."

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  1. save ya some time by mark_lybarger · · Score: 5, Funny

    5 posts about what a great job the gnome folks are doing

    8 posts about how much better and more advanced kde is than gnome

    7 posts about how you shouldn't do OO programming in C

    9 posts about how OO is a method not a language :)

    50 posts from people who don't give a rat's arse about different desktops and like their gnome

    and finally... 4 posts summarizing the number of other posts for the topic

    1. Re:save ya some time by mrpotato · · Score: 4, Funny

      You forgot the 12 posts saying that "rolig liten hattgubbe" is Swedish, and it means "Funny little hat guy."

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    2. Re:save ya some time by buckminster · · Score: 1, Funny

      And 2 posts reminding you that you forgot the 10 posts from people translating "Rolig liten hattgubbe".

  2. hmm fair comparision? by VAXGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm considering which Desktop Enviornment to install on my new Slackware box, and I'm wondering if someone could post a non-biased comparision between KDE and GNOME. Which do you think is better in terms of speed, efficiency, usability, etc?

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  3. Re:Upgrading GNOME worth it? by QuickFox · · Score: 2, Funny

    I doubt any new exploits will be found for my Windows 98 SE I'm running at home...

    I admire your extraordinary courage and stamina, daring to admit here, at this the greatest of Linux temples, that you are using Windows at home. Using it at home seems to imply that you are using Windows of your own free will!

    I am awestruck seeing such courage. I would never dare reveal here what system I'm using at home.

    Give a man a fish and he eats for one day. Teach him how to fish, and though he'll eat for a lifetime, he'll call you a miser for not giving him your fish.

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  4. Re:Am I that much of a geek ? by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, I'm afraid, the counsel of the geeks has reviewed your case and sent the following decree:

    'Let it be known that the above poster is indeed that much of a geek. We are glad to have him in our noble brotherhood.'

    If I were you, I'd put that on my resume, it's quite an honor.

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  5. Re:All good and well but we need an excellent brow by ekrout · · Score: 2, Funny

    I prefer Netscape because it enables users to really take advantage of the "blink" support...

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  6. Re:Swedish invasion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, we know the porn will get better. Do swedes do anything else?

  7. Gnome is very cool but... by Mr_Perl · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just can't get past clicking on an ugly foot to "start" my computing adventure.

    Feet are smelly and nasty. I just don't want a foot on my desktop.

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    1. Re:Gnome is very cool but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Feet are for going places! You should feel lucky that you have them, unless...

  8. Re:For you non-Swedes by CPIMatt · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sounds good to me:

    Step 1: Create Linux Distribution.
    Step 2:
    Step 3: Profits!

    -Matt

  9. Meanies? by Liquid(TJ) · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly retarded user interface.

    Geez, they don't have to be so hard on themselves...

  10. Re:For you non-Swedes by GauteL · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, the whole sentence makes perfect sense in norwegian as well, but translates to something like "calm little old, fat and unimaginative man", which may or may not be more suited for Gnome 2 ;-).

    I've always found it funny how swedish and norwegian are VERY similiar, but sometimes the same words have different meaning.

    Personally, I like Gnome.

  11. Re:For you non-Swedes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Personally, I find Gnome to be "old, fat and unimaginative". ;)