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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

GNOME at 20: Four reasons it's still my favorite GUI




GNOME at 20: Four reasons it's still my favorite GUI

The GNOME desktop turns 20on August 15, and I'm so excited! Twenty years is a major milestone for any open source software project, especially a graphical desktop environment like GNOME that has to appeal to many different users. The 20th anniversary is definitely something to celebrate!

Why is GNOME such a big deal? For me, it's because it represented a huge step forward in the Linux desktop. I installed my first Linux system in 1993. In the early days of Linux, the most prevalent graphical environment was TWM, the tabbed window manager. The modern desktop didn't exist yet.


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Author: Jim Hall
Published at: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 03:02:00 -0400

Credits: https://www.opensource.com

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