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<h3 align="center">GNOME 2.0 DESKTOP AND DEVELOPER PLATFORM RELEASED</h3>
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<p><b>Latest version of the popular, multi-platform desktop environment boasts
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simpler user interface and a host of powerful developer tools.</b></p>
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<pre>
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OTTAWA, Canada - June 26, 2002 - The GNOME Foundation today released
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version 2.0 of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform at the Ottawa
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Linux Symposium. With the inclusion of GNOME 2.0 by leading Linux and
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Unix vendors later this year, users of GNOME can look forward to an
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improved user environment for existing GNOME applications, including a
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faster and more powerful Nautilus file manager, features that are better
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organized and usability-tested, dozens of useful utilities, applications
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and even games. Users and administrators will also see a new,
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simplified configuration system. Developers can look forward to more
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efficient application development with stronger integration of GNOME
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APIs and the advantages of GNOME's component-based architecture.
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"The GNOME 2.0 project is the culmination of a major effort which had
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the dual objectives of dramatically improving developer productivity and
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significantly enhancing the GNOME user experience," said Miguel de
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Icaza, president of the GNOME Foundation and CTO and co-founder of
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Ximian, Inc. "The result is an elegant, new multi-platform desktop
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environment for individual, corporate and government users worldwide."
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GNOME is supported on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux (more
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commonly referred to as Linux), Solaris (tm) Operating Environment,
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HP-UX, Unix, BSD and Apple's Darwin. The enhanced user interface moves
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from a traditional X Window System interface to one that is easy to use
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and familiar to users of other environments. The user interface also
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boasts powerful features such as high-quality smooth text rendering and
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first class internationalization support, including support for
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bi-directional text.
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"Developing on the GNOME platform will take a leap forward with the
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release of 2.0," said Havoc Pennington, GNOME Foundation board chair and
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technical lead for desktop engineering at Red Hat, Inc. "The
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industrial-strength GTK+ 2.0 toolkit, combined with add-on tools such as
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Glade, Python and our CORBA implementation make GNOME the natural choice
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for developers on a variety of platforms. GNOME's component-based
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architecture makes it possible for developers to use already existing
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tools, libraries and features, cutting development time significantly."
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GNOME 2.0 has a host of advanced accessibility features for users with
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disabilities and a built-in accessibility framework for developers to
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meet Section 508 requirements. Developers of GNOME 2.0 have devoted
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thousands of man-hours to ensuring that GNOME will be accessible to
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everyone, including people with disabilities. More features and
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enhanced accessibility capabilities will be added later this year.
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GNOME 2.0 boasts some significant advances for developers, including an
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enhanced GTK Toolkit, new libraries and widgets, as well as the
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unparalleled advantages of GNOME's component-based architecture.
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GNOME's libraries are available for use in any application, without
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fees, under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.
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GNOME 2.0 is the first of the GNOME 2.x series. Future releases will
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bring more features to the core desktop, while adding GNOME 2 native
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versions of popular applications such as Evolution, Galeon, Mozilla and
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Gnumeric.
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Availability
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Developers and users wishing to install the GNOME 2.0 Desktop and
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Developer Platform may freely download the software at www.gnome.org.
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The software includes the GNOME 2.0 desktop interface, file manager,
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menus and utilities, as well as the complete set of development tools
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and libraries.
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GNOME 2.0 versions of popular applications will be available later this
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year. GNOME 2.0 will be available later this year on the Solaris (tm)
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Operating Environment, HP-UX and Red Hat Linux, as well as being
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distributed by Ximian and other Linux distributions as part of their
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offerings.
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About GNOME
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GNOME is a free software project that is developing a complete, easy to
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use desktop for Linux-based operating systems, BSD and a variety of
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other Unix and Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME desktop is used
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by millions of people around the world. More than 500 computer
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developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers, contribute
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their time and effort to the project.
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About the GNOME Foundation
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Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading
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companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to
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supporting the advancement of GNOME. The Foundation is a member
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directed, non-profit organization that provides financial,
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organizational and legal support to the GNOME project and helps
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determine its vision and roadmap. GNOME is an entirely free user
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environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet
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devices. The modern architecture and design of GNOME includes a
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technically advanced application development platform and a powerful
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end-user desktop environment. Major leading software industry and
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computer manufacturers support the GNOME development effort, which is
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led by a worldwide community of volunteers. More information on GNOME
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is available at www.gnome.org.
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LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered
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trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the
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property of their respective owners.
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Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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