The second and hopefully last release candidate before the 2.0 release is out. If no major bugs are reported against this release then the big 2.0 release will soon be upon us. So please take it for a test drive, and for developers who have not already started doing so; the time to start porting your apps is really here!
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/pre-gnome2/releases/gnome-2.0-desktop-rc2/README
Some of us has a knack for configuring our desktops to look extremly nice. Roman also known as Star on IRC is one of them. He has made this nice collection of GNOME 2 screenshots for your viewing pleasure. So let yourself get inspired to make the most of ouf your brand new GNOME 2 desktop.
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0+Gimp_1.3.7.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0+Metatheme+Yelp.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0+Nautilus_2.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0+X-Chat_1.9.1+ConfigDialogs.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0-Desktop.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~roman/GNOME2-Shots/GNOME_2.0-Setup.jpg
Our friends at Gnomedesktop.org has put togheter a nice list of some of the applications ported to GTK+ 2.0 and GNOME 2.0. Indirectly it also shows of one of the major advantages that GTK+ 2 brings which is the fact that there is no longer a GUI look and feel difference between GNOME and GTK+ applications, and in many cases no real code difference either. This brings two advantages, for instance a project like Abiword no longer need to maintain a separate GTK+ and GNOME frontend anymmore as they are now the same. And more importantly it bascially means that all GTK+ 2 applications will integrate much more closely with GNOME and in fact be GNOME 2 applications. But enough idle talk, check out the link below to get the story.
http://www.gnomedesktop.org/article.php?sid=499&mode=thread&order=0
Sun Microsystems has announced the first official beta of GNOME 2 for Solaris. So if you have some Solaris boxes and what to take the next generation GNOME for a spin, this is your chance. Thanks to the people at Sun for their great work and many contributions.
http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/gnome/beta/get/index.html
Want a presentation program that is closely integrated with GNOME and GNOME Office? Well good news then. The resourcefull hackers of GNOME Hispano started an effort to create such an application and they named it Agnubis. Agnubis is already coming along fast and the team has now expaned to include hackers from other parts of both the geographic world and GNOME community. We have put up a website with some information on how you can download and build the current code, including the mandatory screenshots.
http://www.gnome.org/projects/agnubis/
The second part of the 'GNOMEnclature: Getting ready for GNOME 2' series of articles was posted on IBM Developerworks. It was written by Daniel Robbins of Gentoo Linux fame and talks about the GObject system. If you are interested in GNOME programming this is absolutly something to read.
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnome2.html
Miguel de Icaza is doing a tour of South America next week talking to local politicians, government officials, users and develoepers. If you live in the area be sure to check out his schedule so you can attend his talks where possible.
http://www.gnome.org/resources/calendar/roadshow/GNOMEenelSur.html
IBM announced the availability of the 1.0 release of SashXB. SashXB has been in development in GNOME CVS for quite some time and it is great to see a production release out. SashXB is a programming framework which enabled you to wrap GNOME and Mozilla widgets to quickly create full featured desktop applications using only html and javascript.
Want to read the Summary in your native languagae? We now feature French, Spanish, Hungarian, Korean and Portuguese translations.
http://www.gynov.org/news/index.php4
http://es.gnome.org/actualidad/
http://cactus.rulez.org/projects/gnome/summary/
http://developer.gnome.or.kr/news/
http://debian-br.cipsga.org.br/resumo-gnome/
Thanks for Paul Warren for these lists.
Most active modules:
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Most active hackers:
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Currently open: 7431 (In the last week: New: 885, Resolved: 499, Difference: +386)
Modules with the most open bugs (excluding enhancement requests):
| Module | Open Bugs | New/Opened in last week | Resolved in last week | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nautilus: | 816 | 91 | 92 | -1 |
| gtk+: | 581 | 94 | 49 | +45 |
| galeon: | 293 | 99 | 82 | +17 |
| gnome-core: | 280 | 61 | 32 | +29 |
| gnome-vfs: | 269 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| GIMP: | 247 | 18 | 6 | +12 |
| control-center: | 220 | 57 | 16 | +41 |
| gnome-panel: | 203 | 60 | 16 | +44 |
| sawfish: | 197 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| gnome-applets: | 180 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| gnome-pilot: | 177 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| balsa: | 115 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| medusa: | 96 | 5 | 32 | -27 |
| gnome-utils: | 80 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| glib: | 79 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Gnome Bugzilla users who resolved or closed the most bugs:
| Bug Hunter | Bugs Resolved/Closed |
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| yaneti@declera.com: | 68 |
| otaylor@redhat.com: | 48 |
| bordoley@msu.edu: | 46 |
| kmaraas@gnome.org: | 38 |
| rebecka@eazel.com: | 32 |
| louie@ximian.com: | 27 |
| jfleck@inkstain.net: | 25 |
| bill.haneman@sun.com: | 24 |
| jody@gnome.org: | 18 |
| andrew@sobala.net: | 17 |
| mpeseng@tin.it: | 14 |
| federico@ximian.com: | 9 |
| murrayc@usa.net: | 8 |
| damon@ximian.com: | 8 |
| clambin@easynet.be: | 8 |
For more information on these packages visit the GNOME Software map: http://www.gnome.org/softwaremap/latest.php
Another loong week, but here is another summary for you. The summary is on a summertime release schedule and will probably not be coming out on a weekly basis before late august again. In the meantime enjoy GNOME2 and enjoy the summer (if you live a place where it is summer now :)
Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller
gnome-summary@gnome.org