Linux Journal: GNOME, Its State and Future | Linux Today

Linux Journal: GNOME, Its State and Future

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 14, 1999

The GNOME team brings us up-to-date on the progress of the
popular desktop environment.

“The GNOME Project is aimed at making UNIX attractive and easy
to use. To help achieve the goals of the GNU project, we want to
make sure users are presented with a full suite of applications, as
well as a desktop that enables users to manage their computers
effectively. The GNOME team has been focusing on creating a
reusable infrastructure of development libraries and tools, as well
as productivity applications based on this infrastructure….”

“The GNOME Project is not resting on its laurels. While the 1.0
release series addresses the basic need for a UNIX GUI, there are
portions of the existing implementation that need refinement, as
well as additional features which are becoming essential on a
modern desktop.”

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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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