GNOME
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This article is about the GNOME project and desktop environment. For other uses, see Gnome (disambiguation).
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 GNOME 3.10 showing the Overview mode |
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| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
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| Initial release | 3 March 1999 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C, C++, Python, Vala, Genie, JavaScript[1] |
| Operating system | Unix-like with X11 or Wayland |
| Available in | more than 50 languages[2] |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GNU LGPL, GNU GPL |
| Website | www.gnome.org |
GNOME is a computer desktop environment. It was designed for GNU/Linux, but many other operating systems can use it too. GNOME aims to provide an easy way to use a computer. GNOME is a free software project. It was made because people were questioning whether KDE is free. GNOME is part of the GNU project.
Aims[change | change source]
According to the GNOME website:
The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop.[3]
The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things “just work” (see KISS principle). The other aims of the project are:
- Freedom—to create a desktop environment with readily-available source code for re-use under a free software license.
- Accessibility—to ensure the desktop can be used by anyone, regardless of technical skill or physical circumstances.
- Internationalization and localization—to make the desktop available in many languages. At the moment, GNOME is being translated to 161 languages.[4]
- Developer-friendliness—to ensure ease of writing software that integrates smoothly with the desktop, and allow developers a free choice of programming language.
- Organization—to adhere to a regular release cycle and maintain a disciplined community structure.
- Support—to ensure backing from other institutions beyond the GNOME community.
Applications[change | change source]
GNOME has many applications written for it. Some of them include:
- Abiword - A word processor, used for writing documents
- Calculator - For doing maths
- Epiphany (software) - Internet browser
- Empathy - Internet messenger
- Ekiga - VoIP and video conferencing
- Eye of GNOME - View your picture files
- Gthumb - View your photos
- The GIMP - Art and Photo software
- Nautilus - File manager
- Totem - Play music and video
Related pages[change | change source]
- Ubuntu Linux
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Owen Taylor. "Implementing the next GNOME shell". http://blog.fishsoup.net/2008/10/22/implementing-the-next-gnome-shell/. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "GNOME 3.2 Release Notes". http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.2/#rni18. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "About GNOME". http://www.gnome.org/about/. Retrieved 2005-09-08.
- ↑ "GNOME Languages". http://l10n.gnome.org/languages/. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
