Gnome News and Articles

More thoughts on the GNOME 2 reaction

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

25.01.2013
The popularity of GNOME 2 is a reaction -- and you can't expect innovation from a reaction.
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Does GNOME 2 nostalgia harm the future of the free desktop?

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

21.01.2013
The re-creations of GNOME 2 are popular, but they may come at the expense of innovation.
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Discovering the New Gnome

Gnome starts to reinvent itself, cautiously

28.12.2012

The last few years have been troubled for the Gnome Project. Once a premier desktop environment for Linux, it has seen its market share diminish amid user dissatisfaction over Gnome 3 and accusations that the project was ignoring users. Yet, over the last six months, something important has been happening: Slowly and quietly, the members of Gnome have started trying to turn the situation around.

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When to listen to inconvenient criticism

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

28.12.2012
Developers like to say that feedback always includes more complaints than encouragement. But is that really the case?
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Why I Prefer KDE

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

27.11.2012
Design philosophy, community professionalism, and vision all add up to major reasons to support KDE
floss , free software , Gnome , KDE , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine
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This month's DVD

SERVICE: Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE

Canonical’s persistent efforts to perfect the new age Unity desktop for Ubuntu Linux has gotten them in trouble with lots of long-term users, but the Ubuntu project is always quick to point out to the critics: “This is Linux. If you don’t like the desktop, change it!”

Gnome , KDE , Linux , Linux mint , Ubuntu
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GNOME Proves It Can Listen

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

21.11.2012
Pigs are the runway, revving up their engines, and the GNOME Project has started listening to what users want.
floss , free software , Gnome , Gnome 3 , Linux Mint , Linux New Media
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The Problem of Menus

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

16.11.2012
We're overdue for rethinking menus and their alternatives.
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The Results of the Survey That GNOME Would Rather Ignore

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

11.09.2012
A year ago, Fellipe Contreras polled GNOME users. Now, we have the results -- and proof that polls can offer reasonable, useful suggestions.
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Yorba Desktop

The Gnome Desktop and Beyond

10.09.2012

At a time when many developers are focused on cloud applications, Yorba’s sights remain fixed firmly on the desktop.

Desktop , free software , Gnome , Programming
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