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GNOME 3.16 Released

Posted by timothy on from the gnome-3:16-signs-for-every-sporting-event dept.

kthreadd writes Version 3.16 of GNOME, the primary desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating systems has been released. Some major new features in this release include a overhauled notification system, an updated design of the calendar drop down and support for overlay scrollbars. Also, the grid view in Files has been improved with bigger thumbnail icons, making the appearance more attractive and the rows easier to read. A video is available which demonstrates the new version.

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  1. The 'primary' - define and discuss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dispite desparate attempts of the linux user base to move to alternatives and avoid wholesale changes to the linux userspace, distribution leadership and paid developers continue their push toward 'unification and control'.

    When gnomish developers develop on macs to produce a desktop centric operating system in the hope of capturing the windows/mac market, where mac users are happy with macs, windows users are happy using windows and all the linux users go anywhere else the question becomes 'who is going to use it?'

  2. Primary desktop environment? by andy16666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "the primary desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating systems"

    Well, well, aren't we full of ourselves...

  3. Re:Obligatory Discussions by RabidReindeer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, but Gnome 2 was usable. Gnome 3 switched me to Cinnamon.