We are proud to announce the release of GNOME 40. This release is the first to follow our new versioning scheme. It brings a new design for the Activities overview and improved support for input with Compose sequences and keyboard shortcuts, among many other things. Improvements to core GNOME applications include a…
The latest version of GNOME 3 has been released today. Version 3.38 contains six months of work by the GNOME community and, as always, includes many new features and performance improvements. Watch the release video here. This release showcases a new Tour application, highlighting the main functionality of the desktop and providing…
GUADEC starts today, July 22nd! GUADEC is the main GNOME conference, bringing together users and enthusiasts from all over the world. GUADEC 2020 takes place online. This GUADEC will feature an exciting set of speakers and sessions, which will bring you the latest news and updates about the project; introductions to open…
The GNOME Foundation is excited to announce that GNOME is participating in Google Summer of Code. We have participated every year since the program's inception, and are proud to share with you our students for 2020! Clarissa Borges - Evaluation of requirements, content, design and components for the refresh of gnome.orgYetizone -…
Today, on the 20th of May 2020, the GNOME Foundation, Rothschild Patent Imaging, and Leigh M. Rothschild are pleased to announce that the patent dispute between Rothschild Patent Imaging and GNOME has been settled. In this walk-away settlement, GNOME receives a release and covenant not to be sued for any patent held…
Up to $65,000 in cash prizes to be awarded for projects that encourage open-source coders The GNOME Foundation, in conjunction with Endless, is proud to announce that starting April 9th, entries will be accepted for the inaugural Community Engagement Challenge, an exciting new opportunity to submit a project that will engage beginning…
We are pleased to announce the official release of GNOME 3.36: "Gresik". Version 3.36 contains six months of work by the GNOME community and includes many improvements, performance enhancements, and new features. View our release video here! Highlights from this release include visual refreshes for a number of applications and interfaces, particularly…
Orinda, CA - 2019/10/21 Image from Marco Verch is available under cc-by-2.0. A month ago, GNOME was hit by a patent troll for developing the Shotwell image management application. It's the first time a free software project has been targeted in this way, but we worry it won't be the last. Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC offered to let…
The GNOME Foundation has been made aware of a lawsuit from Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC over patent 9,936,086. Rothschild allege that Shotwell, a free and open source personal photo manager infringes this patent. Neil McGovern, Executive Director for the GNOME Foundation says "We have retained legal counsel and intend to vigorously defend…
The latest version of GNOME 3 has been released today. Version 3.34 contains six months of work by the GNOME community and includes many improvements, performance improvements and new features. Check out our release video at https://youtu.be/qAjPRr5SGoY! Highlights from this release include visual refreshes for a number of applications, including the desktop…