GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha

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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save ya some time

[mark_lybarger]

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

Re:save ya some time

[mrpotato]

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

hmm fair comparision?

[VAXGeek]

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?

Gnome is very cool but...

[Mr_Perl]

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.