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Coding The Future Linux Desktop [updated]

Posted by timothy on from the they'll-use-keyboards dept.

the.jedi writes "With the release of GTK+ 2.4, and Gnome 2.6 due out some time next week, it seems of some the Gnome developers are looking at how they'll be coding Gnome and the rest of the Linux desktop. Havoc Pennington of Planet Gnome has written a short blog pondering and analyzing the available options as coders move towards high-level languages like java and C#. He gives a good overview and assessment of technologies like mono, OO.org's UNO framework, as well as other ways of tying new languages to the existing code base. An extremely interesting read for desktop linux hackers everywhere." Update: 03/17 14:44 GMT by T : Speaking of the future of Gnome, aeneas writes with a list of Gnome 2.6 release parties around the world (linked from gnome.org/start/2.5).

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  1. havoc pennington. by torpor · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now there's someone who sounds like they ought to have a Tardis ... and know how to use it (mostly) ...

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  2. Blog? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How is that article a blog?

  3. GNAA Euopean Branch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Would the GNAA happen to have a European Branch?

    1. Re:GNAA Euopean Branch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      lol ur-a-peein'

  4. Scottie Pippen 'en ME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    he put the scottie pippin in me!

    Here we go, fe fi fo, giant sized negro!

  5. OH I GET IT. ITS BECAUSE LINUX USERS FUCK PENGUINS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  6. Havoc? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is he called Havoc ??

  7. Re:YES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They are modding down insightful comments with their hammers. WAKE UP MODS!

  8. Do not respond to parent. Parent is troll account by 0x0d0a · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Read the posting history of the parent's account. It's a troll account.

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  9. Re:How about still using C by alienw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't underestimate Microsoft. Mozilla doesn't have monopoly power and billions of dollars; Microsoft does.

  10. rolloffle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think you have a retardis