Gnome

: This article is about the GNOME project and desktop environment. For other uses of the term, see Gnome (disambiguation).

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The GNOME project (for GNU Network Object Model Environment) is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation.

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A great deal of software is created or hosted under the umbrella of the GNOME project, some of which is collected and released together as The GNOME Desktop. The Desktop is then further combined with other software (such as a kernel) to create a fully-functional computer system, such as a GNU/Linux distribution or Sun Microsystem's Solaris.

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GNOME is the official desktop of the GNU Project.

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Desktop environment: In graphical computing, a desktop environment (DE) offers a complete graphical user interface (GUI) solution to operate a computer. The name is derived from the desktop metaphor used by most of these interfaces. A DE provides icons, toolbars, applications, applets, and abilities like drag and drop. ...

Free: Free is an English language adjective, verb, and adverb....

Free Software Foundation: The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit organization founded in October 1985 by Richard Stallman to support the free software movement (free as in freedom), and in particular the GNU project, through the use of GNU Licenses (see below)....

Gnome related Images and Photos (experimental)

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