The GNOME 1.4 Release Team is proud to announce GNOME 1.4 Beta 1 "Oops, We Did it Again". This is just the first beta and there are various known problems with compiling and running. However, if you are adventurous and would like to help with testing, get it from your favorite GNOME mirror site in /pub/GNOME/betas/gnome-1.4beta1.
We would also like to announce the GNOME Fifth Toe 1.4 Beta 1 release, a collection of additional packages that are not part of the core desktop but work with GNOME.
For the convenience of those who find building from source too daunting, Ximian will soon be making binary packages available for a variaty of platforms.