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  Name GNOME
  Caption A typical GNOME 218 desktop
  Developer GNOME developers
  Latest Release Version 2183
  Latest Release Date 4 July 2007
  Operating System Cross-platform
  Genre Desktop Environment
  Language Multilingual (more than 25)
  License GNU Lesser General Public License <br /> GNU General Public License
  Website http://wwwgnomeorg/
  Working State Current


GNOME is an international effort to build a complete Desktop Environment —the Graphical User Interface which sits on top of a computer Operating System —entirely from Free Software . This goal includes creating Software Development frameworks, selecting Application Software for the desktop, and working on the programs which manage application launching, file handling, and window and task management.

GNOME is part of the GNU Project and can be used with various Unix-like operating systems, most notably Linux and Solaris .

The official Pronunciation of the name is with a hard “G”, although (as in the English word " Gnome ") is also in common usage.


AIMS


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The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things “just work”. The other aims of the project are:

  • Freedom—to create a desktop environment that will always have the source code available for re-use under a Free Software License .

  • Accessibility —ensuring the desktop can be used by anyone, regardless of technical skill or physical disability.

  • Internationalization And Localization —making the desktop available in many languages. At the moment GNOME is being translated to over 100 languages .

  • Developer-friendliness—ensuring it is easy to write software that integrates smoothly with the desktop, and allow developers a free choice of programming language.

  • Organization—a regular release cycle and a disciplined community structure.

  • Support—ensuring backing from other institutions beyond the GNOME community.



ORIGIN


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