Gnome News and Articles

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.

Gnome , Gnome 3 , Mobile , Programming
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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?
floss , free software , Gnome , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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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.
floss , free software , Gnome , KDE , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine
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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.
floss , free software , Gnome , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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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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Figure 3: Also new to Cinnamon 1.4 is the control center for controlling a variety of desktop elements.

Cinnamon 1.4

Mint’s Cinnamon Desktop

31.05.2012

Because of their novel look and feel, both Gnome 3 and Ubuntu’s Unity have been running into harsh criticism from many users. In response, Mint, an Ubuntu spinoff, has revived the Gnome 2 feel on its own desktop.

Desktop , Gnome 3 , Linux mint , Ubuntu
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GNOME, Unity, and mobile devices

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

14.03.2012
The problem with GNOME and Unity may not be that they borrow from mobile devices. The problem may be that they don't borrow enough.
floss , free software , Gnome , Gnome 3 , Linux Magazine , Linux New Media
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