The open-source GNOME desktop environment received its first update for 2017 on March 22, with the debut of GNOME 3.24, codenamed, Portland. According to the GNOME Project, the 3.24 release includes 28,459 changes, that were made by approximately 753 contributors. Many of the changes are incremental, fixing small bugs and making the overall desktop experience more fluid and enjoyable by users.