GNOME

GNOME is a computer desktop environment. It was designed for 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 at the time, people were questioning whether KDE was free software.  GNOME is part of the GNU project.

 Aims 

According to the GNOME website:

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.
 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 
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
 GIMP - Art and photo software
 Nautilus - File manager
 Totem - Play music and video

Related pages
 Ubuntu Linux

References

 Other websites 
The GNOME website
News about GNOME


Category:Linux
Category:Desktop Environments