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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. It's all so windowesque ... by Khazunga · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ... that I'll keep sticking to my ol'faithfull windowmaker.

    Seriously, though, with De Icaza chasing MS tail lights on one side, and KDE creating monolitic frameworks -- kcalc has the biggest footprint I've ever seen for a calculator -- on the other, I fail to see anything appealing with the current linux desktop solutions.

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    If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you
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