Latest version of the popular, multi-platform desktop environment boasts simpler user interface and a host of powerful developer tools. OTTAWA, Canada – June 26, 2002 – The GNOME Foundation today released version 2.0 of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform at the Ottawa Linux Symposium. With the inclusion of GNOME 2.0 by leading Linux and…

Miguel de Icaza goes on GNOME Foundation’s First Latin American Roadshow BOSTON, Mass. – June 24, 2002 – Miguel de Icaza, president of the GNOME Foundation and CTO and co-Founder of Ximian, Inc. is visiting three Latin American countries to discuss GNOME and free software with government officials, business, IT leaders and open source advocates…

The third annual GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC) boasts program that includes top developers and Free/Open Source software luminaries. BOSTON, Mass. – March 26, 2002 – The third annual GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), will bring developers, GNOME Foundation leaders and individual, business and government GNOME users to Seville, Spain next…

New developments make the GNOME 2.0 Desktop more accessible to the needs of users with disabilities. New York, N.Y. January 28, 2002 – The GNOME Foundation today announced the latest innovative assistive technology contributions to the GNOME project, an open-source, free-software desktop for GNU/Linux and UNIX. BAUM Retec AG delivers the first full-featured GNOME screen…

Cupertino, California — August 28, 2001 — GNOME Foundation today announced the early access release of the Gnome 2.0 Accessibility Framework. This framework paves the way for a new generation of applications that integrate with assistive technologies — enabling all users to access the GNOME desktop. Sun’s contributions to the GNOME Accessibility Framework within the…

Well-known free software advocate and non-profit management expert joins the desktop software organization. BOSTON, Mass. August 22, 2001 In a move that will take it to the next level, the GNOME Foundation, the organization driving the direction and development of GNOME desktop software for GNU/Linux, UNIX and other free software systems, has hired Timothy Ney…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 2, 2001– Latest GNOME release offers something for everyone – from enhanced end-user capabilities to powerful development tools. In a move that will take free software (also referred to as open source software) to a new level, the GNOME Foundation announced the release of GNOME 1.4. The release offers a stable, powerful…

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 24, 2001– RedFlag’s Membership in the Foundation Signals the Localization of GNOME Into Chinese — Making it Available to More Than One Billion People. In a move that will make GNOME available to more than a billion people, RedFlag has joined the Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation. As part of the…

Borland To Support Linux Desktop With Upcoming Kylix[tm] Development Platform Las Vegas, Nev. — November 15, 2000 — Inprise Corporation (Nasdaq: INPR), herein referred to as Borland, today at the Linux Business Expo announced its reaffirmed commitment to open-source development by joining the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board. Borland teams with firms such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard,…

San Francisco – November 14, 2000 – MandrakeSoft today announced that it is joining the Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation, which aims to promote the GNOME graphical desktop. Linux-Mandrake operating system has included GNOME since early versions and the GNOME has recently become the desktop of choice for many Linux-Mandrake users. “We are delighted…