Gnome 2.10 Released

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 9, 2005 @07:29AM from the getcher-torrent-on dept.

Mad_Rain writes "The new version of Gnome (you know, the desktop of many Linux users?) has just been released. You can even try it out with a LiveCD (bittorrent link). There is a video player and CD-ripping utility included, and the all-important new splash screen!"

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yes! by SQLz · 2005-03-09 07:31 · Score: 1, Funny

Gnome 2.1, now more like KDE!
1. Re:yes! by Sweetshark · 2005-03-09 07:41 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Gnome 2.1, now more like KDE!
  If Gnome started moving in the direction of KDE with Gnome 2.1, Gnome 2.10 must be like Windows ...
2. Re:yes! by SQLz · 2005-03-09 08:18 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Keep those funny mods coming, the flamebaits are catching up!
3. Re:yes! by arose · 2005-03-09 08:30 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Are you saying that KDE is unstable and 8 versions behind?
  
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Screenshots by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-09 07:31 · Score: 4, Funny

New screenies here.
It's only a matter of time.
Speaking of the new splash screen by Drunken_Jackass · 2005-03-09 07:33 · Score: 5, Funny

Does anyone else find something wrong with the progress/height chart on the new splash screen?

2.10
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0

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1. Re:Speaking of the new splash screen by gardyloo · 2005-03-09 07:45 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Yes, I've always found that a bit troubling. I can't decide if we're supposed to believe:
  
  i) 10 has a higher value than 8;
  ii) .10 has a smaller value than .2;
  iii) 2.8 + .2 = 3.0;
  iv) 2.8 + .2 = 2.1.
  
  Of course, in the case of some unforunate releases, the addition of an even extention to an even extention results in an odd extention of a lower value, such as in some of the latest Mandrake releases. Those suckers should've been knocked back to version 4.15 or something.
2. Re:Speaking of the new splash screen by Vaevictis666 · 2005-03-09 07:48 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Think of it like a prison line up - feet.inches
  It's probably as good an analogy as anyone else in this thread thinks up :P
3. Re:Speaking of the new splash screen by gardyloo · 2005-03-09 08:31 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Just replace the dots with dashes if it makes you more comfortable.
  
  Eek! 2-10 = -8!
4. Re:Speaking of the new splash screen by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-09 14:07 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Hi, your parents will be so proud when they find out you typed all that out on the screen!
GNOME 2.10 by pathological+liar · 2005-03-09 07:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Now with no new exciting features!
A BitTorrent link... by thepurplemonkey · 2005-03-09 07:35 · Score: 4, Funny

in the actual article. At least we still have the splash screens we can smoke their server with.
Re:KDE trolls are coming by Otter · 2005-03-09 07:38 · Score: 5, Funny

KDE trolls are coming
Err, that should be "KDE trolls are koming"!
OK, that's my contribution to the obligatory stupid DE-related comments. I won't throw in a "But I just emerged 2.8!" (even though I just did).

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Wow by stepson · 2005-03-09 07:46 · Score: 4, Funny

I think Microsoft has some competition, finally! Check out this from the release notes:

* The path button is now more obviously a button.

Wow, a button this is ... MORE OBVIOUSLY, a button! Alright!

* GNOME 2.10 introduces a new applet for controlling your Modem, integrated with GNOME System Tools.

Words fail me. I'm going to go out and get a modem, just so I can try this!

Finally,

* daily weather forecasts / Get even more weather

This one, I am not so sure of. Geeks don't leave the house! Why couldn't they make an applet that checks how much of their parents money they've spent living in their basements? How about how much more money they need before Scott Bakula will agree to do the next season of Enterprise? THAT would have been helpful.
whoa by Tumbleweed · 2005-03-09 08:28 · Score: 5, Funny

That's such a long post that I think you should've included a BitTorrent link to it.
Re:Future viability in question? by Loco3KGT · 2005-03-09 08:54 · Score: 5, Funny

Personally I've always thought they both sucked. In the meantime I've fallen for every damn "E .17 RELEASED!" April Fool's Day joke on Slashdot ever since .16.5 was released.

I never pay attention to my calendar so come that fateful day I go "HOLY CRAP! FINALLY!" and tell atleast 6 people.

Then my world crashes around me.

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Re:Future viability in question? by arose · 2005-03-09 09:13 · Score: 5, Funny

But spatial Nautilus is simple. One window per folder, just a menu and a parent folders button.

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Spatial Nautilus....grrrrr..... by imemyself · 2005-03-09 09:39 · Score: 2, Funny

Why does Gnome keep using spatial Nautilus as default? I mean, people hated it a decade ago in Win95/NT4, and they still hate it now. I know you can change it with gconf-editor but why do they keep using something as the default that so many people absolutely detest? (Can you find one sane person outside of the Gnome dev's who likes spatial Nautilus?)

And while I'm at it, why does Gnome have icons that look really dull?(color wise) I'm not fond of everything in KDE, but atleast their icons look somewhat eye appealing.

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Re:Future viability in question? by natrius · 2005-03-09 09:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Getting modded funny when you're serious is the ultimate bitch slap.
Oh snap! by Nephroth · 2005-03-09 10:40 · Score: 2, Funny

And I thought they had released a new version of lawn gnomes. They've been riding version 2 since the 70s :(

Hurrah for Xfce!

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