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GNOME Gets its Own Software Repository

Posted by simoniker on from the gnomic-inspiration dept.

PostThis writes "After the attack to the Gnome servers a few months back the Gnome Project was left without a third party software repository (which wasn't that usable anyway). The gap was filled in very recently by GnomeFiles.org. The site was built using BeBits as a model (BeOS users still swear by it) and they are looking into filling up their Gnome/GTK+ software database quickly; they are offering prizes to Gnome developers who will submit an app during the first week of the site's launch."

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  1. Glad the model has ben thouroughly tested... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Both BeOS users swear by it...

  2. I've submitted mine.. by agent+dero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I submitted mine today...it's called......um....gImmeaprize

    Did I win?

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  3. Re:List of prizes: by zephc · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Ten OSNews subscriptions (allowing you to read a faster-loading OSNews without ads), a $20 value each."

    It's called AdBlock in Firefox...
    Oops, did I give it away? =D

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  4. Re:List of prizes: by rd4tech · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is, but sometimes it's just nice to see an ad, I'm serious. For example, you need something and you didn't knew about it until you saw the ad (herbal medicine excluded). Or you'll just have a faint smile seeing ads where windows beats linux in speed on the server side by nn times and think: "This is /., do they really thing people would go with it?"
    But then people will click to see what the claim is, so i counts as a hit doesn't it?
    Ads are somewhat good if they are unobtrusive and, of course, if you can turn them off.

  5. Now if only... by Xpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it would get its icon on Slashdot updated.

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  6. A Gnome Poem by NoData · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gnome get home!
    Gnome no roam!
    Last gnome home overthrown,
    get owned!

    Users groan:
    Gnome overblown!
    Biggest bloat known,
    look like windows clone!
    Gnome throw bone
    Prize for code loan!
    "Hone tome
    that is gnome;
    No more piss and moan."

  7. Re:List of prizes: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ten OSNews subscriptions (allowing you to read a faster-loading OSNews without ads), a $20 value each.

    People actually pay $20 to read the bad writing of uninformed middle school students?

  8. Re:oh, please by r_cerq · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, so that thingy on the 8th row must be a delusion, then. And these articles don't exist.