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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 A GNOME 3.0.0 desktop |
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| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
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| Stable release | 3.0.0 / 6 April 2011 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual (49 different languages) |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License GNU General Public License |
| 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 | edit 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.[1]
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.[2]
- 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 | edit 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
Other pages[change | edit source]
- Ubuntu Linux
References[change | edit source]
- ↑ "About GNOME". http://www.gnome.org/about/. Retrieved 2005-09-08.
- ↑ "GNOME Languages". http://l10n.gnome.org/languages/. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
Other websites[change | edit source]
