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Gnome 2.0 Beta 2 Released

Posted by michael on from the step-by-step-inch-by-inch dept.

plastercast writes: "Following the release of GTK2, the second beta of gnome 2.0 is available. There are also release notes here. From Gnotices: '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. Slightly repetitive... by seldolivaw · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

    Thanks for that info, it's not like we didn't read exactly that same blurb when beta 1 was released... :-)

  2. Re:It's all so windowesque ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    linux:windows :: coyote:road runner

  3. Re:Gnome 2.0 potentially unstable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A potentially unstable beta? Never!

  4. I bastun bor vi allihopa by Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I bastun bor vi allihopa = we all live in the sauna (it's swedish)"

    Damn. You mean it's not "I'm cuckoo for cocoa puffs"?

    All my hopes for this release are dashed.

    --
    Let's try not to let fact interfere with our speculation here, OK?
  5. Re:The battle of the guis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    funny, but your line word-wrapped in my browser and both vim and Gnome appeared all the way to the left.

  6. Re:who wants to belive ? by CodeMonkey555 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Should we create a new obfuscated English contest?