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A Look at GNOME 2.14

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretty-new-toys dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gnome has a nice preview of their newest version 2.14 posted which should be hitting the streets around the 15th of March. From the article: "As well as new features and more polish, developers have been working around the clock to squeeze more performance out of the most commonly used applications and libraries. This is a review of some of the most shiny work that has gone into the upcoming GNOME release."

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  1. Re:Coral Cache Link by 47F0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gnope. Gnot doing it. Gnot today, Gnot tomorrow.

    Kall me krazy, or just konfused, but I kan't konceive klicking to another desktop. Kount me out.

  2. Biggest change: by Musteval · · Score: 4, Funny

    The "File" menu has been disabled in all programs. GNOME proponents stated that the change is to ensure that end users "aren't confused by all of the big words, like 'exit' and 'print.'" The Edit menu has been removed in most programs.

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    Note to mods: I'm probably being sarcastic.
    1. Re:Biggest change: by timster · · Score: 5, Funny

      Silly FUD. The Edit menu is still available if you edit your gnome.prefs to include the line "UseMenuThatShallNotBeNamedBecauseItHasBeenDeclare dBad=1" in the "StupidAnachronisms" section.

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      I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.
  3. I think... by sheepoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's sexy

    1. Re:I think... by SpinJaunt · · Score: 5, Funny

      foot fetishist?

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      /. is good for you.
  4. Re:The Linux desktop is finally coming into it's o by brainnolo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your post does not meet /. guidelines. To meet the guidelines you should either:

    - Criticize GNOME, its developers and its users
    - Criticize KDE, its developers and its users
    - Bash Microsoft.
    - Make obligatory jokes about russia, etc..

    Thank you for attention.