GNOME 2.2 Desktop available for FreeBSD

diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/22knownissues.sgml b/en/gnome/docs/22knownissues.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..66a5aabdca --- /dev/null +++ b/en/gnome/docs/22knownissues.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ + + + + %gnomeincludes; + %includes; +]> + + + &header; + + + + + +

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1. notification-area-applet crashes at logout

+ +

If you have a notification area on one of your panels, + you will receive a segfault when logging out. Bug + + 105421 has been filed with GNOME Bugzilla. There is no + workaround other than not to use the notification area applet, + or simply ignore the crash dialog.

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2. Unable to use gst-thumbnail

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If you try to use the gst-thumbnail application to + thubmnail video files, you may encounter an error + saying colorspace is not available. You must rebuild + multimedia/gstreamer-plugins with Hermes + support to correct this. To do this, specify + -DWITH_HERMES when build gstreamer-plugins. +

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3. Wireless applet does not work

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The wireless monitoring applet does not work under + FreeBSD. It relies on files in the Linux proc file + system that do not exist under FreeBSD (even under linprocfs). + Work is underway to add FreeBSD Aironet support to this + applet. If you're interested in helping out, contact + marcus@FreeBSD.org. +

+ +

4. gnomesystemmonitor does not display correct stats

+ +

The gnomesystemmonitor may not list all processes or display + correct CPU or memory information under FreeBSD. Patches + are needed to correct this problem. If you are interested in + helping, please contact + freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org. +

+ + &footer; + + diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/Makefile b/en/gnome/docs/Makefile index 44d609fd87..2f257d77ae 100644 --- a/en/gnome/docs/Makefile +++ b/en/gnome/docs/Makefile @@ -1,16 +1,17 @@ -# $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/Makefile,v 1.5 2002/01/30 18:18:27 sobomax Exp $ +# $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/Makefile,v 1.6 2002/07/05 06:31:40 marcus Exp $ .if exists(../Makefile.conf) .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif .if exists(../Makefile.inc) .include "../Makefile.inc" .endif DOCS= faq.sgml DOCS+= faq2.sgml DOCS+= porting.sgml DOCS+= bugging.sgml DOCS+= volunteer.sgml +DOCS+= 22knownissues.sgml .include "${WEB_PREFIX}/share/mk/web.site.mk" diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml b/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml index ec7bf099ef..8026491857 100644 --- a/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml +++ b/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml @@ -1,521 +1,521 @@ - - + + %gnomeincludes; %includes; ]> &header;

How do I get GNOME 2.0 for FreeBSD? -
GNOME 2.0 is failing to build from ports. What +
How do I get GNOME 2.2 for FreeBSD? +
GNOME 2.2 is failing to build from ports. What do I do? -
I installed GNOME 2.0, but I am missing +
I installed GNOME 2.2, but I am missing application foo. What gives?
What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME - 1.4 to GNOME 2.0? -
How do I keep my GNOME 2.0 components + 1.4 to GNOME 2? +
How do I keep my GNOME 2.2 components and applications up-to-date?
Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under - GNOME 2.0 and vice versa? -
Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.0? -
What window managers work well with GNOME 2.0? + GNOME 2.2 and vice versa? +
Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.2? +
What window managers work well with GNOME 2.2? -
Does GNOME 2.0 support anti-aliased fonts? +
Does GNOME 2.2 support anti-aliased fonts?
How do I edit my GNOME 2 menus?
How do I use GTK+ 2 resource settings for GTK+ 2 applications when not in a GNOME environment?
How do I configure settings for GNOME 1.4 - applications under GNOME 2.0? + applications under GNOME 2.2?

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1.	- How do I get GNOME 2.0 for FreeBSD? + How do I get GNOME 2.2 for FreeBSD?
	- There are two ways to install GNOME 2.0 on FreeBSD. One way is to use + There are two ways to install GNOME 2.2 on FreeBSD. One way is to use packages, and the other way is to use - ports. + ports. Before doing either installation, you should + first familiarize yourself with the GNOME 2.2 + + release notes. - To install GNOME 2.0 from packages, use the command: + To install GNOME 2.2 from packages, use the command: `# pkg_add -r gnome2` - This will download the latest GNOME 2.0 packages from the + This will download the latest GNOME 2.2 packages from the FreeBSD FTP site, and proceed to install them on your system. - To build and install GNOME 2.0 from ports, you should first + To build and install GNOME 2.2 from ports, you should first cvsup the latest ports tree. Then: # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 # make clean # make install clean Building from ports is the preferred method for installing GNOME 2.

2.	- GNOME 2.0 is failing to build from ports. What do I do? + GNOME 2.2 is failing to build from ports. What do I do?
	- The majority of GNOME 2.0 compilation problems can be solved - by making sure all the necessary GNOME 2.0 components are + The majority of GNOME 2.2 compilation problems can be solved + by making sure all the necessary GNOME 2.2 components are up-to-date. You may see compiler errors relating to pthreads (POSIX threads), such as: undefined reference to 'strerror_r' To fix thread related errors, make sure you have the following compiled into your kernel: options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING And make sure if you are tracking -stable or -current, that you do not have `NOLIBC_R` set in `/etc/make.conf`. If you do, remove it, then rebuild world. If you still have trouble, please send email to &email;@FreeBSD.org with the output of the failed compilation. It is also helpful to include the config.log from the port's work directory. Ports such as `devel/pth` and `devel/ngpt` can - also cause pthread-related problems when compiling GNOME 2.0. + also cause pthread-related problems when compiling GNOME 2.2. If you do not need these ports installed, it is recommended that you remove them.

3.	- I installed GNOME 2.0, but I am missing application foo. + I installed GNOME 2.2, but I am missing application foo. What gives?
	Only the core components, and a few extras, are included in the - `gnome2` package. Since GNOME 2.0 is so new, there + `gnome2` package. Since GNOME 2.2 is so new, there have not been a great deal of applications ported over to it. As more applications become available, they will be ported over. In the meantime, you can, however, run - GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.0. + GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.2. Many applications that have already been ported are included in the `gnome2-fifth-toe` meta-port. - `gnome2-fifth-toe` includes GNOME 2.0 versions + `gnome2-fifth-toe` includes GNOME 2.2 versions of some GNOME 1.4 applications. Note, many of these applications are still in the early development stages, and may not be very stable. To install `gnome2-fifth-toe` from packages: # pkg_add -r gnome2-fifth-toe To install `gnome2-fifth-toe` from ports: # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2-fifth-toe # make clean # make install clean

4.	- What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 1.4 to GNOME 2.0? + What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 1.4 to GNOME 2?
	Right now, the GNOME project is still very much in flux. Work still must be done to the GNOME ports infrastructure in order to get things working cleanly. However, if you have - GNOME 1.4, and you want to upgrade to GNOME 2.0, first + GNOME 1.4, and you want to upgrade to GNOME 2.2, first familiarize yourself with the official upgrade instructions from the GNOME site. Next, make sure your GNOME 1.4 ports are up-to-date, then remove the following GNOME 1.4 packages from the system: gnomecore sawfish gnomeapplets gnomemedia gtop libgtop nautilus -glade gedit xalf bugbuddy gnomegames gnomeutils gdm eog - After those packages are removed, you can build GNOME 2.0 as per + After those packages are removed, you can build GNOME 2.2 as per the instructions listed above.

5.	- How do I keep my GNOME 2.0 components and applications + How do I keep my GNOME 2.2 components and applications up-to-date?
	I find that `/usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade` works really well. For example: `# portupgrade -r pkgconfig` This will upgrade pkgconfig and every other port that depends on it (that needs updating). However, sometimes so much changes that it becomes necessary to do a little housekeeping first. In that case, this usually works: # pkg_delete -rf pkgconfig\* # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 # make clean # make install clean These steps will remove all the GNOME 1 and 2 components and applications from your machine, but only reinstalls the GNOME 2 desktop. You should be aware, that if it comes to this, you will need to reinstall your applications after reinstalling the desktop. Fortunately, this extreme measure is only rarely needed.

6.	- Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.0 and vice + Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.2 and vice versa?
	Sure! Right now, the FreeBSD GNOME team is in the process of migrating all GNOME 1.4 ports to a new build infrastructure. This new infrastructure, called GNOMENG, will allow GNOME 2 users to install GNOME 1.4 ports without overwriting their GNOME 2 desktop. Before building a GNOME 1.4 port under GNOME 2, take a look at the port's Makefile, and check that it contains: USE_GNOMENG= yes If it does, you can safely build this port under GNOME 2. If the Makefile contains the following, do not build it as it will overwrite your GNOME 2 desktop: USE_GNOME= yes In that case, send email to &email;@FreeBSD.org mentioning the name of the port, and we will convert it to the new layout. Alternatively, you are free to convert the port yourself, and submit a PR. NOTE! You must have a current `/usr/ports/Mk` directory in order to make use of the new GNOMENG framework. If you do not have a current Mk directory, you will still overwrite your GNOME 2 desktop even when USE_GNOMENG is defined. To update your Mk directory, make sure your ports supfile is set to retrieve the ports-base tag. This is done automatically if your supfile contains the ports-all tag. - To run GNOME 2.0 applications under GNOME 1.4, you will need + To run GNOME 2.2 applications under GNOME 1.4, you will need to make sure your GNOME 1.4 components are up-to-date, then install the `gnome2-devel` port. To install this port do the following: # cd /usr/ports/devel/gnome2-devel # make clean # make install After installing the `gnome2-devel` port, you will - be able to install non-desktop GNOME 2.0 applications + be able to install non-desktop GNOME 2.2 applications (e.g. `math/gcalctool`).

7.	- Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.0? + Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.2?
	The website art.gnome.org has been setup as a general GNOME theme - repository. They offer some gtk+-2.0, metacity, sawfish, - nautilus, and gdm themes, as well as some backgrounds. + repository. They offer some gtk+-2, metacity, sawfish, + nautilus, icon, and gdm themes, as well as some backgrounds. A new theme site called The Theme Depot has just been launched. This site contains themes for GNOME 2 as well as KDE and quite a few window managers. A good site for some cool GNOME icons (some stock, some new) is jimmac's Icons site. See the instructions on the website for installing the themes. If you feel inclined to port a few of them, you will not be turned away ;-).

8.	- What window managers work well with GNOME 2.0? + What window managers work well with GNOME 2.2?
	The `gnome2` meta-port installs the - sawfish and - metacity window managers by default. Both - work quite well in GNOME 2.0. A lot of people prefer metacity - since it is lighter weight. However, sawfish will be used as - the default Window manager. + metacity window manager by default. Another popular window + manager that works well with GNOME 2.2 is + sawfish. Sawfish + is distributed as part of the `x11/gnome2-fifth-toe` + meta-port. - To switch between sawfish and metacity in GNOME 2, you will need + To switch between metacity and sawfish in GNOME 2, you will need to do the following: -killall sawfish; metacity & +killall metacity; sawfish & gnome-session-save --gui The `gnome-session-save` is important. Without it, the window manager will revert back to the one previously configured upon next login. To switch back, simply reverse sawfish and - metacity. In an upcoming release of gnomecontrolcenter2, there - will be a more user-friendly way of doing this. + metacity.

9.	- Does GNOME 2.0 support anti-aliased fonts? + Does GNOME 2.2 support anti-aliased fonts?
	Yes! Anti-aliasing requires XFree86 4.x with freetype2 support. To add freetype2 support to X, make sure you have the following modules loaded in your XF86Config file under the Modules section: Load "freetype" Load "type1" - Then, simply set the environment variable - `GDK_USE_XFT` to 1 before starting GNOME. - If you use gdm, you can add it to your `~/.gnomerc` - file (make sure this file is executable!). If you use startx, - then add it to your `~/.xinitrc` file. + Then, simply checkout the Fonts capplet under + Applications->Desktop Preferences. If you want a good set + of TrueType starter fonts, install the + `x11-fonts/webfonts` port. If you have any questions, please send them to &email;@FreeBSD.org.

10.	How do I edit my GNOME 2 menus?
	You need to use Nautilus to edit your GNOME 2 menus. If you want to edit any menu other than Favorites, you must be root. This feature requires GNOME 2.0.2 or later. To edit the menus, launch Nautilus, and enter the URL applications:///. From there you should be able to edit your entire application menu.

11.	How do I use GTK+ 2 resource settings for GTK+ 2 applications when not in a GNOME environment?
	GNOME 2 applications get their GTK+ 2 resources from themes and the corresponding theme engine. If you would rather run your GTK+ 2 applications in a non-GNOME environment then you will need to create a file named `~/.gtkrc-2.0`. For the most part, you can transfer your settings from your `~/.gtkrc` (used for GTK+ 1.2) file with a couple of caveats. If you have any theme engine references, you will have to make sure there is a corresponding GTK+ 2 theme engine. Otherwise, remove the engine entries. The default font specification should be outside of any `style` blocks and should be specified with the `gtk-font-name` keyword. For example: gtk-font-name = "Verdana 11"

12.	How do I configure settings for GNOME 1.4 applications under - GNOME 2.0? + GNOME 2.2?
	Install `sysutils/gnomecontrolcenter`, then invoke `gnomecc` from the command line to bring up the GNOME 1.4 control center. Note, as of Evolution-1.2.0_3 and gnomepilot-0.1.69_1, `gnomecontrolcenter` is installed automatically since it is required to configure Palm Pilot conduits.

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GNOME on FreeBSD
· GNOME on FreeBSD Home
· Installation Instructions for GNOME 1.4
- · Installation Instructions for GNOME 2.0
+ · Installation Instructions for GNOME 2.2
· Available Applications
· How to Help
· Reporting a Bug
· Screenshots
· Contact Us

Documentation
· GNOME 1.4 FAQ
- · GNOME 2.0 FAQ
+ · GNOME 2.2 FAQ
· Creating Ports
+ · Known Issues with GNOME 2.2 on FreeBSD

Resources
· GNOME Project
· GNOME Office
· GNOME on GNU/Darwin

Related Projects
· KDE Project
· KDE on FreeBSD
· CDE (commercial)

What is GNOME?

The GNOME project was born as an effort to create an entirely free desktop environment for free systems. From the start, the main objective of GNOME has been to provide a user-friendly suite of applications and an easy-to-use desktop. The FreeBSD GNOME Project strives to bring GNOME to the FreeBSD user.

As with most GNU programs, GNOME has been designed to run on all modern Unix-like operating systems. Through the efforts of the FreeBSD GNOME Project and countless volunteers, those operating systems include FreeBSD.

The GNOME project has expanded its objectives over the past few months to include addressing a number of problems in the existing Unix infrastructure.

The GNOME project acts as an umbrella. The major components of GNOME are:

The GNOME desktop: An easy to use window-based environment for users.
The GNOME development platform: A rich collection of tools, libraries, and components to develop powerful applications on Unix.
The GNOME Office: A set of office productivity applications.

State of the port

We currently support 4.x and 5-CURRENT FreeBSD systems - for GNOME 1.4 and 2.0. Anything prior to FreeBSD 4.5 is + for GNOME 1.4 and 2.2. Anything prior to FreeBSD 4.6 is not supported. Most of GNOME has been ported to FreeBSD; however, there is plenty left to do!

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diff --git a/en/gnome/news.xml b/en/gnome/news.xml index db2fe55d75..571aea30e4 100644 --- a/en/gnome/news.xml +++ b/en/gnome/news.xml @@ -1,534 +1,554 @@ - $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/news.xml,v 1.30 2003/01/19 23:06:40 marcus Exp $ + $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/news.xml,v 1.31 2003/01/29 03:59:30 marcus Exp $ 2003 + + February + + + 7 + + + GNOME 2.2 Desktop available for FreeBSD + +

The GNOME 2.2 Desktop has been released, and ports are + available for FreeBSD. Checkout the GNOME 2.2 + + release notes for the full scoop on what has changed. + A list of known issues with the FreeBSD port + can be found + here.

+ + + + January 28 GNOME 2.2 Release Candidate 2 available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.91, "OUTATIME" release, is now available, and ports have been made for FreeBSD. This is the last release candidate before GNOME 2.2 is released on February 5. For those wanting to test this release, checkout the ``ports'' module per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi. A script is also provided at that site to help in merging this tree with the official FreeBSD ports tree.

19 GNOME desktop 2.0.3 available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.0.3 desktop has been completed for FreeBSD after the long ports freeze to prepare for 5.0-RELEASE. This new release includes a variety of bugfixes over 2.0.2, as well as some polishing off of promised GNOME 2.0 features.

12 GNOME desktop 2.2 Release Candidate 1 available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.90 desktop, "1.21 Jigawatts" release, is available, and ports have been made. This is the first release candidate for GNOME 2.2, and is considered to be quite stable. People wanting to test this release should checkout the ``ports'' module per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

2002 December 22 GNOME 2.1.5 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.5 desktop, "Enchantment Under the Sea" release, is available and ports have been made. Testers should checkout the ``ports'' module via anonymous CVS per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

12 GNOME 2.1.4 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.4 desktop, "We don't need... roads" release, is available and port have been made. For those wanting to particpate in the testing, the ports are available via anonymous CVS from MarcusCom. Checkout the ``ports'' module per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

1 GNOME 2.1.3 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.3 desktop, "Twin Pines" release, is available and ports have been made for it (including the GStreamer components!). For those wanting to test this next installment in the 2.1 developer series, ports are available via anonymous CVS from MarcusCom. Checkout the ``ports'' module per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

GNOME 2 to be the default GNOME in 5.0-RELEASE

GNOME 2.0.2 will be the default GNOME desktop in the upcoming FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE. The default desktop installation will come with both the Sawfish and Metacity window managers.

November 24 FreeBSD GNOME news updates now available in RDF format

The news updates from the FreeBSD GNOME Project can now be downloaded in RDF format. Simply point your RDF consumer at http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/news.rdf.

12 GNOME 2.1.2 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.2 desktop, "Life Preserver" release, is available, and ports have been made for most of it. There are still some FreeBSD issues with the new GStreamer stuff, and some of the newer modules (such as system-tray) haven't yet been ported. For those wanting to test this latest development snapshot, ports are available via anonymous CVS from MarcusCom. Checkout the ``ports'' module per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

October 26 GNOME 2.1.1 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.1 desktop, "Flux Capacitor" release, is available, and ports have been made for those wanting to test this next installment of the GNOME 2.2 development version. The ports are available via anonymous CVS from MarcusCom. Checkout the ``ports'' per the instructions at http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi.

13 GNOME 2.1.0 desktop available for FreeBSD

The GNOME 2.1.0 desktop, "88MPH" release is available, and ports have been made for those wanting to test. The ports are available via CVS from MarcsuCom. A cvsweb interface is available from http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi. The module name is ``ports''. Instructions for checking out the ports is available at the cvsweb site.

September 15 GNOME 2.0.2 Final Released

GNOME 2.0.2 development API and desktop has been released today (just in time for 4.7-RELEASE)! The ports tree is in sync with 2.0.2, and i386 -stable packages are available from MarcusCom.

11 GNOME 2.0.2 RC1 Released

GNOME 2.0.2 Release Candidate 1, "The Considerable Duck", is now available. The ports tree is already in sync with this release, as is the package distribution at MarcusCom.

August 15 GNOME 2.0.1 Officially Released!

GNOME 2.0.1 was officially released today. More info can be found at http://www.gnome.org/start/2.0/. The ports collection is already in sync with 2.0.1, and 2.0.1 packages are available for i386 -stable from http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/packages/gnome/.

14 GNOME 2 Packages Now Available!

GNOME 2 packages for i386 FreeBSD-stable have been posted to http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/packages/gnome/. Both .tgz and .tbz packages have been posted. This includes everything needed to install GNOME 2 except for XFree86. These packages were built using XFree86 4.2.0 which is available in package format from a variety of locations. Please send email to freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org if you have any problems.

10 GNOME 2 Desktop Updated to 2.0.1 Release Candidate 1

The GNOME 2 components have now been updated to the just-announced GNOME 2.0.1 Release Candidate 1: "Not Considered Harmful" release.

June 30 GNOME 2.0 Officially Released

The FreeBSD GNOME team is proud to announce that GNOME 2.0 Release has been ported to FreeBSD. This comes four days after the GNOME Project made their press release. Look for documentation updates to cover the new GNOME 2.0 desktop.

15 GNOME 2 components update to Release Candidate 1

GNOME 2 on FreeBSD is now up to the "Fever Pitch" RC1. This is supposedly going to be the final release candidate for GNOME 2, with a final release coming around June 21.

11 GNOME 2 components updated to the latest snapshot

GNOME 2 components have been updated to the "Release formerly known as..." release snapshot. This brings a number of GNOME 2.0 components to 2.0.0. GNOME 2.0 release is imminent!

May 28 GNOME 2 components updated to the latest snapshot

GNOME 2 components have been upgraded to "Stay on target!" release snapshot. This brings a whole new round of bug fixes and GUI improvements to GNOME 2.

21 Full port of GNOME2 beta 5 release is available

The FreeBSD GNOME Team has finished porting of GNOME2 beta 5 release to FreeBSD. All existing ports were updated and many missed were added. The FreeBSD Ports Collection now contains all bits and pieces of the GNOME2 platform, both desktop and development ones.

The team now works on improving quility of the port, by tracking down FreeBSD-specific problems and fixing them. Another goal is to provide set of pre-built GNOME2 binary packages on the official FreeBSD 4.6 release media along with GNOME 1.4 bits and pieces.

We would encourage any help from our users in the form of problem reports, patches, suggestions etc.

April 26 GNOME2 ports updated to GNOME2 beta4 release

All components of GNOME2 Platform already ported to FreeBSD have been updated to the latest versions found in the official GNOME2 beta4 distribution.

6 GNOME2 ports updated to GNOME2 beta3 release

All components of GNOME2 Development Platform already ported to FreeBSD have been updated to the latest versions found in the official GNOME2 beta3 distribution.

5 Joe Clarke now committer

Joe Marcus Clarke has been granted a FreeBSD commit bit (direct access to the cvs repository). His main focus as a committer will be FreeBSD GNOME, so that expect much faster problem resolution than ever. It is also expected that he would revive somewhat stalled GNOME2 porting effort. Welcome aboard, Joe!!!

March 12 Mozilla 0.9.9 is out

Mozilla 0.9.9 is out bringing many bugfixes and new features and FreeBSD port was updated accordingly. Update is strongly recommended to all current users.

11 GNOME2 ports updated to GNOME2 beta2 release

All components of GNOME2 Development Platform already ported to FreeBSD have been updated to the latest versions found in the official GNOME2 beta2 distribution. Thanks to Joe Marcus Clarke for his help.

February 10 Work on porting GNOME2 platform to FreeBSD has begun

The FreeBSD GNOME team started some initial work on getting GNOME2 bits and pieces running on FreeBSD. The work is expected to take quite some time, though some initial set of ports making up core of the GNOME2 platform would be committed to the FreeBSD ports repository as soon as possible.

January 31 New FreeBSD GNOME site up and running

Brand new FreeBSD GNOME site is up and running. Many thanks to all who make it possible, particularly Joe Marcus Clarke and John Merryweather Cooper.

29 Ade is back!

Famous Ade Lovett, who was one of the main founders of the FreeBSD GNOME porting effort, but due to various reasons had left the FreeBSD GNOME team in June 2001 decided to re-join us. This is truly amazing news, because we still have many things to do, so that his help and huge experience in the field would be really useful.

28 Several core GNOME components updated

Several core GNOME ports were updated to the latest versions (gnomelibs, gnomecore, glade etc.) Please follow usual instructions to update your system.

diff --git a/en/gnome/screenshots.sgml b/en/gnome/screenshots.sgml index c35be4614a..e3a59ee802 100644 --- a/en/gnome/screenshots.sgml +++ b/en/gnome/screenshots.sgml @@ -1,74 +1,61 @@ - + %gnomeincludes; %includes; ]> &header;

Here are some examples of GNOME running on FreeBSD. Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger image.