Fw: [HC Announce] Ximian GNOME 1.4 is Out!

[Warren Togami]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ximian Monkeys" <hello at ximian.com>
To: <announce at ximian.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:35 AM
Subject: [HC Announce] Ximian GNOME 1.4 is Out!


> 
> The Monkeys at Ximian
> 
> are proud to announce
> 
>     the immediate availability of:
> 
>   Ximian GNOME 1.4!
>    
> Introduction
> ------------
> 
>     For the past year, we at Ximian have worked hard to make Ximian
>     GNOME the best free desktop available.  Our latest release
>     incorporates such an enormous number of improvements and new
>     applications that when we'd finished, we were truly awed by what
>     we'd done.  We think that you will be too.
> 
> 
> I'm salivating already!  How do I get it?
> -----------------------------------------
> 
>     Installation instructions can be found on our web site at:
> 
>             http://www.ximian.com/desktop/download.php3
> 
>     Or you can kickoff an installation with one simple command.  In a
>     root shell, simply type:
> 
>             lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ |sh
> 
> 
> Ximian GNOME 1.4 Highlights
> ---------------------------
> 
>     Built on GNOME 1.4.
> 
>     Red Carpet
>         For the first time, ever, Ximian GNOME now includes the
>         all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful Red Carpet 1.0 software
>         manager!  Now better than ever, with our patent pending
>         DepTrickityTrickTrackTronix 3000 dependency resolution
>         algorithm!
> 
>         Please: No applause.  Just throw money.
> 
>     Nautilus File Manager
>         Nautilus ships as the default file manager in Ximian GNOME
>         1.4.  Nautilus is a major enhancement over gmc, the previous
>         GNOME file manager, and we think that our users will be
>         pleased with the way it enhances their desktop experience.
>         GMC is provided as an option for users who do not wish to
>         switch away or who have an unnatural aversion to antialiased
>         fonts.
> 
>     Mozilla
>         Ximian GNOME 1.4 incorporates Mozilla 0.8.1, in all its glory,
>         as the default web browser.  Mozilla is also deeply integrated
>         with your desktop in the following, dangerously exciting ways:
> 
>               . Mozilla acts as the web browsing component of the
>                 Nautilus file manager.  Bang!
> 
>               . Files saved from the web browser automatically appear
>                 on your desktop.  Pow!
> 
>        The combined result of these extraordinary developments is a
>        Total Web Browsing Solution the likes of which has never been
>        seen before BY HUMAN EYES!
> 
>     MonkeyTalk Live Support
> 
>         If you have a permanent Internet connection, then help with
>         your Ximian GNOME desktop is just a click, a drag, and then a
>         release of the same mouse button that you clicked just a
>         second ago away!  (Note: Joe has just told me that you do not
>         need to drag.  You can, in fact, click, *then immediately
>         release*, and then later, in the part where previously you had
>         just released, you replace that action with a new click.
>         That's two clicks, people.)
> 
>         But I digress.  MonkeyTalk is an online community chat support
>         facility built into every application and staffed by trained
>         Ximian personnel.
> 
> Desktop Featurettes
> -------------------
> 
>     Menu Reorganization
> 
>         A new, cleaner and more intuitive application menu
>         organization is now available.
> 
>     GNOME Doorman
> 
>         The GNOME doorman is a desktop setup assistant that runs the
>         first time you log into a Ximian GNOME 1.4 desktop.  The
>         doorman walks you through setting your file manager, widget
>         theme, wallpaper, and a number of other configuration options,
>         making it easy for you to quickly get up and running on your
>         slick new desktop.
> 
>     "Documents" folder
> 
>         The file open/save dialog has been extended to include a quick
>         link to your "Documents" directory, making it a bit easier for
>         you to keep your files in order.
> 
>     Rounded Menubar
> 
>         The menubar at the top of the screen now boasts prettier,
>         more childsafe corners.
> 
>     New Wallpaper, New Applications, and more!
> 
>         The number of new software packages and themes available in
>         Ximian GNOME 1.4 is too extensive to list here.  A complete
>         package list is available from:
> 
>                 http://www.ximian.com/desktop
> 
>     
> Supported Platforms
> -------------------
> 
>     Ximian GNOME 1.4 is available for most GNU/Linux distributions:
> 
>        . Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0 and 7.1
>        . Debian GNU/Linux Stable ("Potato")
>        . Mandrake 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2
>        . SuSE 6.3, 6.4 and 7.0
>        . TurboLinux 6.0
>        . LinuxPPC 2000
>        . Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.2
>     
>     Support for Debian "Woody," SuSE 7.1, Mandrake 8.0 and Solaris is
>     forthcoming in the next few weeks.  Sit tight; we haven't
>     forgotten you.
> 
> Further Information
> -------------------
> 
>     More information about Ximian GNOME 1.4 will be made available on
>     our web site after we get some sleep.  You can also feel free to
>     drop us a line at hello at ximian.com; we'd love to hear from you.
> 
>     Also, as an added bonus, we have buried one of our developer's
>     cell phone numbers somewhere in the desktop.  If you can find it,
>     give him a call; he'd love to hear from you.
> 
> That's all!
> 
> Share and enjoy,
> The Ximian GNOME 1.4 Team
> 
> 
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