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Michael
09-04-2006, 09:45 AM
Not only is today Labor Day here in the US, but it's also check-in day for the GNOME v2.16.0 packages :D Only two days left for GNOME 2.16.0 final!
Rob Williams
09-04-2006, 01:52 PM
For the GNOME-noobies like myself, what does the new version bring to the table? I mean major features, not minor. Or is it primarily bug fixes?
Michael
09-04-2006, 02:05 PM
Plenty of new user-visible changes.

Some of the changes: http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointFifteen/ReleaseNotes

Some random things...

~ Evolution greatly improved
~ Metacity improvements when compiled with compositor enabled
~ Yelp (Help) improvements with searching and such
~ Power manager improvements
Michael
09-05-2006, 01:12 PM
GNOME 2.16 release notes are up @ http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/notes/C/

For those that aren't GNOME-addicts, here is some interesting details:

eye-candy @ http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/notes/C/rnfrontpage.html

feature enhancements @ http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/notes/C/rnfeatures.html
Rob Williams
09-05-2006, 10:46 PM
Ok, well I tried GNOME 2.14 the other day, and I can't really say I enjoy it like I hoped I would. Is there a chance 2.16 would at all change my opinion?

I am sure I could get more used to GNOME if I did a lot more customization, so I am not trying to disregard it entirely, hehe.
Michael
09-05-2006, 10:49 PM
Ok, well I tried GNOME 2.14 the other day, and I can't really say I enjoy it like I hoped I would. Is there a chance 2.16 would at all change my opinion?

I am sure I could get more used to GNOME if I did a lot more customization, so I am not trying to disregard it entirely, hehe.

Well, what exactly didn't you enjoy?
Michael
09-06-2006, 08:37 AM
Ars Technica has posted their GNOME 2.16.0 review @ http://arstechnica.com/articles/columns/linux/linux-20060905.ars
Rob Williams
09-06-2006, 12:17 PM
Well, it just seems to me that it lacks a lot of the customization KDE has. Don't get me wrong, I could have missing packages or something, I don't know. The only GNOME I am using right now is with SLED, and that's hacked to high heavens.

I think it's just that I've become so used to KDE... it's feature packed. I am not usually a fan of bloat, but a lot of the features in the control center I will actually use at some point or another.

Meh, I'll try it again soon. :D