GNOME facts for kids
GNOME 3.10 showing the Overview mode
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Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
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Initial release | 3 March 1999 |
Written in | C, C++, Python, Vala, Genie, JavaScript |
Operating system | Unix-like with X11 or Wayland |
Available in | more than 50 languages |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GNU LGPL, GNU GPL |
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 people were questioning whether KDE is free. GNOME is part of the GNU project.
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Aims
According to the GNOME website:
The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop.
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
Images for kids
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GNOME 3 has a modern approach to user interface design and naming the applications. This screenshot shows GNOME Weather running on GNOME Shell, both in version 3.14 (September 2014)
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GNOME aims to provide a simple user experience and responsive user interface on both desktop and tablet systems by using client-side decoration (CSD) and a modern approach in designing user interface
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An edited image of GNOME Flashback 3.36 that shows its functions including the Main menu, and the plug-ins of GNOME Panel
See also
In Spanish: GNOME para niños