LinuxPR: "October GNOME" release available | Linux Today

LinuxPR: “October GNOME” release available

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 13, 1999

“This new version of the leading desktop environment provides a
technologically advanced development framework along with a stable,
easy-to-use desktop environment for users of UNIX-like operating
systems such as GNU/Linux.

“October GNOME provides Linux with a powerful desktop that makes
computing with Linux simple and fun,” said Elliot Lee, a GNOME
developer at Red Hat’s Advanced Development Laboratories. “This
release affirms the GNOME Project’s commitment to providing a
rock-solid, user-friendly desktop.”

“Havoc Pennington, noted author and GNOME developer, added
“GNOME provides the most technologically advanced development
framework available for Linux systems today.”

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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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