ZDNet: Gnome 2.2 Cleans Up the Linux Desktop Feb 7, 2003, 16 :30 UTC (25 Talkback[s]) (10665 reads) (Other stories by Matthew Broersma)
"The launch of the latest edition of the Gnome desktop software for Linux and Unix operating systems marks a new attitude among its developers: Integration is key.
"Gnome 2.2 arrives about five months after the landmark 2.0 release. It includes a number of new features, such as context-sensitive menus that call up other applications and 'properties' dialogue boxes that display detailed information for media files.
"But the release also highlights a growing trend among developers of relying on common specifications in order to ensure that desktops and applications work consistently together..."