GNOME 2.0 Beta

xer.xes writes: "The first public beta release of the GNOME 2.0 Desktop 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." LinuxToday or gnome-announce have the announcement. I don't see release notes anywhere - post a link in the comments if you find them. GNOME is having a bug day today.

Comments

Hooray!

[Anonymous Coward]

Every day is bug day at GNOME!

Oh, and first!

URGENT: MASSIVE MOZILLA SECURITY HOLE FOUND!!

[Anonymous Coward]

IMPORTANT: There is a huge security hole in all Mozilla builds that was just discovered yesterday. Luckily, the fix is small, simple, and can be downloaded over the Internet. This fix is available from the fine, honest folks at data.com. Please install their patch ASAP, before malicious hackers wipe Mozilla off the web!

-F

for existing GNOME applications?

[Karma Sucks]

That's not true, as far as I know. Existing GNOME applications don't work on GNOME2. Just like KDE2 doesn't work on KDE3.

What makes GNOME so accessible compared to KDE? I can do everything in KDE with the keyboard and DCOP, can you do that with GNOME?

Also, is there anyone out there actually *using* GNOME2? It seems to me that in the GNOME world most GNOME1 users are ignoring GNOME2. I haven't heard or seen much about GNOME2 anywhere.

Gnome 2.0 Released!!!

[Cyno]

As we all know 'beta' is the codename for released commercial products like Netscape 6.0. So Gnome 2.0 has been released? ;) IMHO it is a hell of a lot more complete than XP, what a horrible experience. Ick! *bad taste in mouth*

X Win

[Anonymous Coward]

Still resembles Windows 3.1x in both UI and functionality.

Cut and paste?

[lbredeso]

I'm assuming that there is no decent cut and paste in this release. That is the one feature that I *love* about Windows.

Wow

[qurob]

Mark this a troll, redundant, offtopic, but at least hear me out

"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"

So, they are about 4 years behind Windows?

I'm partial to KDE, and moreso ICEWM :)

Re:This is really great

[SoLoatWork]

Are you kidding? Gnome is fugly as hell! I mean cmon.. mod me down.. but you are telling me Gnome looks nicer than Windows and Mac?! seriously..! KDE maybe.. but Gnome has always looked like it's from 1994 to me..