[GUFSC] GNOME 2.2lançado

[Ricardo Grützmacher]

Foi lançado o GNOME 2.2
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.2/


GNOME 2.2.0 Release Notes

Introduction

The GNOME 2.2.0 Desktop and Platform release is the latest version of 
the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.

GNOME runs on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux (commonly 
called Linux), Solaris, HP-UX, BSD and Apple's Darwin. GNOME includes 
powerful features such as high-quality smooth text rendering and first 
class internationalization and accessibility support, including support 
for bi-directional text.

The GNOME community has spent the six months since the GNOME 2.0 release 
improving usability, performance, appearance, and accessibility support. 
We also added new functionality, including new applications, producing a 
feature-rich GNOME 2.2 desktop.

GNOME provides a user-friendly environment that "just works" for 
everyday users, without excess complexity, while at the same time 
providing the rich flexibility experienced developers demand. We have 
tried to avoid unnecessary complications or obscure features, sticking 
instead to a clear, unified vision.

The GNOME 2 developer platform has matured and is now widely used by 
applications outside of the GNOME core. While GNOME 2.0 was a major 
upgrade to the underlying platform, GNOME 2.2.0 is a simpler time-based 
release that includes a number of improvements that have been completed 
since the previous release. In the future you can look forward to 
further enhancements from regularly scheduled GNOME releases.

Most major GNOME-based applications have been ported to GNOME 2, and the 
new platform has allowed the development of several new applications. We 
encourage developers to use the GNOME 2.2 platform and take advantage of 
its features.

Of course GNOME 2.2 includes all of the improvements made in GNOME 2.0, 
which you can learn about here.

The Desktop and Platform release does not include large applications 
such as Gnumeric; those are developed in parallel on their own natural 
release cycle.

GNOME is part of the GNU Project, and is free software.