GNOME 2.20 Released

Gimli writes "GNOME 2.20 has been officially released. There are a number of enhancements and improvements to things such as power management, Evince (the GNOME document view), Totem (the video player), and note-taking application Tomboy. There are also some changes to GNOME's configuration utilities with an eye towards streamlining them. The timing is impeccable, too: 'This release coincides with the tenth anniversary of GNOME's existence. The project has evolved considerably since its earliest incarnation and has become a global phenomenon. Used as the default environment in popular Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora, GNOME is widely used by Linux desktop users and is supported by a growing community of companies and independent developers. GNOME 2.20 will be included in the next major releases of many mainstream Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 7.10, which is scheduled for release next month. Users who wish to try it now can use the latest Ubuntu 7.10 live CD images, or the latest build of Foresight Linux. You can also check out the release notes."

Comments

Re:Power Management?

[Ajehals]

So Gnome lets the user manage how the power related features work? Sounds like power management to me.

I know what you mean and I know the statement could be said to mean either, but if we are talking about a DE I would always assume that we are talking about a power management *interface* rather than anything that is taking direct control of the hardware.

I didn't RTFA, nor do I use Gnome so I could be wrong...

Re:Dons the asbestos suit....

[FoolsGold]

Is it as good as KDE yet?

What, in terms of how often KDE crashes? Nope, GNOME hasn't reached that level yet, which is why I use GNOME for stability and KDE for looks. :)

Re:Lameness

[Billly Gates]

Miguel has shown interest in mono for 3.x versions of gnome to overcome this issue. Then other .net supported languages can be used.

Not to say I think its a good idea to use a patented technology from a convicted monopolist is a good idea but he seems to think so.

Re:Dons the asbestos suit....

[aichpvee]

Those are definitely a good pair for second and third. But I think the top spot has got to go to miguel de icaza. I can't think of ANY better reason to hate gnome.

If you're reading this miguel, have you heard that microsoft is porting windows to c#? Get going on that kernel fork, junior!

Re:power management?

[aichpvee]

Gnome makes sure the apps aren't squandering resources and making the computer work more than it has to, sucking less power.

If it actually does that it is very likely the only instance where one can realistically use "gnome" and "sucking less" in the same sentence.