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GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha 2: “Mr. Nilsson Sheds a Tear”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 2002

[ Thanks to Jeff
Waugh
for this link. ]

The GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha 2 release, “Mr. Nilsson Sheds a
Tear”, is ready for your testing pleasure! It is available for
immediate download. Please read the release
notes
for further information.

Due for general consumption in March, the GNOME 2.0 Desktop is a
greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications.
Enhancements include anti-aliased text and first class
internationalisation support, new accessibility features for
disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME’s highly
regarded user interface.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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