Experiences with GNOME 2.6

Filed in: Open Source — June 21st, 2004

Chris Dunphy has wrote an article about his experience on GNOME.

Back in January of this year, I began to use GNOME exclusively on my desktop computer. Prior to this, I have often operated a dual boot system, with Windows being there for the times when Linux couldn’t get the job done. Today however, that is no longer the case. Linux has arrived for me as a powerful desktop solution. In particular, I have fallen in love with the powerful GNOME desktop platform. This article describes why I like GNOME so much. I discuss my experiences with GNOME and my particular fondness for the latest version, GNOME 2.6.

What is GNOME?

GNU Network Object Model Environment – GNOME is an advanced desktop environment and developer platform for UNIX operating systems. GNOME is especially popular on the Linux platform. The project was founded by Miguel de Icaza as a response to licensing concerns relating to another free desktop platform, KDE. The current version of GNOME is 2.6.

GNOME Home: http://www.gnome.org

Thought:
The article is written in simple english with screenshots for easy understanding(with glossary included). Recommended for those who haven’t try GNOME or wish to know more about GNOME.