Use the GNOME Desktop Environment

SECTION 2

GNOME is a comfortable desktop environment. GNOME supports drag and drop. Numerous programs are specifically designed for GNOME.

Objectives

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Log In Log Out and Shut Down Identify GNOME Desktop Components Manage Icons in GNOME Use the GNOME File Manager (Nautilus) Search for Files Access the Command Line Interface From the Desktop

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Objective 1

Log In
When the computer is booted and ready for work, the following login dialog appears:

Figure 2-1

After entering a username, press Enter. Then enter your password and press Enter again. If the login is successful, the following GNOME desktop environment appears: Figure 2-2

Objective 2

Log Out and Shut Down
When you are ready to log out of the system, open the Computer menu (also called main menu) in the bottom panel.

Figure 2-3

At the right side of the Computer menu, select the Log Out entry. After selecting Log Out, a confirmation dialog appears. Figure 2-4
If you select Save current setup, your current desktop environment settings are saved and restored after your next login. Select OK after selecting an action.
If you are at the login screen, there are four options availabe in the lower left corner:
Language. Select the language of the desktop environment. Session. You can choose a window manager other than GNOME. In this student manual, we cover only GNOME (the default window manager). Some basic informations about the KDE environment you find in the appendix A. Reboot. Reboots the system.
Only root is allowed to reboot the system. So you have to enter the root password.
Shut Down. Shuts down your computer.
Only root is allowed to shut down the system. So you have to enter the root password.

Objective 3

Identify GNOME Desktop Components
The GNOME desktop includes one panel at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 2-5

There is a menu at the left side of the panel. This menu is labeled Computer. It is called the main menu. The empty space in the middle of the panel includes the task manager. All opened windows on the screen will be listed here. At the right of the panel there are some more items. Which icons are available depends from your hardware:
Globe. Searches for new updates. Battery. Power management for laptops. Speaker. Volume control. Clock. Shows date and time. Board. Minimizes all open windows or shows them again on the desktop.
You can start a programs with an icon on the desktop by double-clicking the icon. But normally programs are started from the main menu. Figure 2-6
At the top of the left frame there is a pull-down menu showing three different filters:
Favorite Applications Recently Used Applications Recent Documents
In the left frame, there is also a button labeled More Applications. If you select this button, the application browser appears. Figure 2-7
The right frame of the application browser shows a list of the most important installed applications. The applications are grouped and you can see a list of the groups in the left frame. Select a group to see only the applications that belong to this group. The filter option adds even more flexibility. Enter a part of the name of the application you want to start in the Filter textbox in the left frame. The filtered applications are shown immediately in the right frame.
In the right frame of the main menu, there are five system options:
Help. Starts the online help. Control Center. Starts the GNOME Control Center where you can configure your desktop with. Install Software. Shows a list with the available software on your registered installation media. Lock Screen. Locks the screen. To unlock you have to enter your password. Log Out. Must be selected to log out of the system.
At the bottom of the right frame you can see the status of your hard drives and network. To start an application select the icon in the main menu or the application browser with a single mouse click.

Objective 4

Manage Icons in GNOME
You can manage icons on your desktop in different ways. For simplicity, we will describe only the most important methods. You can find icons in the following three areas on your desktop:

Desktop Panel Main Menu

Desktop
To create an icon for an application on your desktop, select the item in your application menu, drag it to a free space on your desktop, and release the mouse button. Notice there is a small plus icon at the mouse pointer when moving the icon. This indicates, that a copy of the icon will be created. To create a new icon right-click a free space on your desktop. A menu pops up. Figure 2-8
At the top of the pop-up menu, there are three entries to create a new item:
Create Folder. Creates a new and empty folder icon. When the icon appears you can enter the folders name.

Figure 2-9

Create Launcher. Creates a new application launcher. A dialog appears:

Figure 2-10

Enter the following information:
Name. Name and label of the launcher. Generic name. (Optional) You can enter a generic name here. Comment. (Optional) This comment is shown as a tool tip when moving the mouse pointer over the icon. Command. Command that should be executed when double-clicking the launcher icon. Type. You can create launchers for different file types (e.g., application, directory, link, device) using this dialog.
Icon. (Optional) Select an icon for the launcher. Run in terminal. Select this option if the application does not have a graphical user interface and runs in a terminal window.
Create Document. You can create an empty document by using this menu. Depending on your installed software there are various document types available in this menu. After a default installation there is only the possibility to create an empty text file. When the icon appears you can enter the text files name.

Figure 2-11

You can add new programs to the bottom panel by right-clicking a free area of the panel and then selecting Add to Panel. From the dialog thar appears, select the application you want to add. Figure 2-12
You can remove a program from the control panel by right-clicking its icon in the bottom panel and then selecting Remove From Panel. You can move icons in the panel by holding down the right mouse button and selecting Move from the Context menu.

Main Menu

Only the user root is allowed to add a new entry to a menu. Normal users are only allowed to declare favorite applications. Therefore do the following:
Open the main menu in the panel. The menu appears.
Select More Applications. Select an application item in the right frame with the right mouse botton. Select Add to Favorites from the pop-up menu.

Objective 5

Use the GNOME File Manager (Nautilus)
GNOME provides its own file manager (called Nautilus):

Figure 2-13

You can start Nautilus by selecting the usernames Home icon on the desktop or by selecting Nautilus from the main menu. By default Nautilus is marked as a favorite application. Normally Nautilus shows the content of the users home directory after starting. The left frame of the Nautilus windows shows the content of the current directory. You can see your current position in the location bar below the tool bar. All higher directories are shown as buttons. Select one of these buttons to switch into the higher directory.
The right frame is called Side Panel. Figure 2-14
At the top of the side panel there is a menu where you can select the content of the side panel:
Places. Shows the most important directories and devices to store files. Information. Shows some information about the current directory. Tree. Shows the file system tree and the tree of the home directory. History. Shows a history of the last visited directories. Notes. Enter notes for the current directory. Emblems. Shows the list of emblems. To add an emblem to an icon use drag and drop. Erase removes all emblems from an icon.

Figure 2-15

Objective 6

Search for Files

Sometimes you need to find a file so you can edit it, but you do not know exactly where it is located in the file system. You might know the name of this file or only a part of the name. At another time, you might need a list of all files that have been modified in the last two days or that exceed a certain size. If you enter search in the application browser, two applications are found:
Nautilus Search Tool (Browse application group). The Nautilus file manager is used for searching files. This tool allows only to search for file names. GNOME Search Tool (System application group). This tool allows you to search for information such as file size, date, or file owner.
After selecting the GNOME Search tool from the application browser, the following dialog appears. Figure 2-16
In the Name contains field, enter a part of the file name you want to find. Enter the directory you want to search in Look in folder. Select Find to start the search process. All matching files and directories are shown in the lower window with details of their locations. Further settings can be made when you open the menu under Select more options. Select a search rule from the pulldown menu Available options. After selecting the Add button, a new text field is added and you can enter the information the option needs. To remove a search rule select the Remove button next to the rule. Figure 2-17

Objective 7

Access the Command Line Interface From the Desktop
Besides using the virtual terminals, you can start a terminal emulation from your GNOME desktop by selecting Gnome Terminal (shown in the following picture) or X Terminal from the main menu. Both belong to the System application group.

Figure 2-18

The terminal opens inside a window with options you can select to modify the display of the terminal (such as font and background color).

Summary

Objective

1. Log In

Summary When the computer is booted and ready for work, the login dialog appears. When you are ready to log out of the system, open the Computer menu in the bottom panel. The menu labeled Computer is called the main menu. You can start a programs with an icon on the desktop by double-clicking the icon. But normally programs are started from the main menu. At the top of the left frame there is a pull-down menu showing three different filters. In the left frame, there is also a button labeled More Applications. If you select this button, the application browser appears. To start an application select the icon in the main menu or the application browser with a single mouse click.

2. Log Out and Shut Down

3. Identify GNOME Desktop

Components

4. Manage Icons in GNOME
You can find icons in the following three areas on your desktop:
5. Use the GNOME File Manager

(Nautilus)

Summary GNOME provides its own file manager (called Nautilus). Normally Nautilus shows the content of the users home directory after starting. The right frame is called Side Panel. At the top of the side panel there is a menu where you can select the content of the side panel.

6. Search for Files

The GNOME Search Tool allows you to search for information such as file size, date, or file owner. Further settings can be made when you open the menu under Select more options. Select a search rule from the pulldown menu Available options.
7. Access the Command Line
Interface From the Desktop
You can start a terminal emulation from your GNOME desktop by selecting Gnome Terminal (shown in the following picture) or X Terminal from the main menu.

The GNOME 2 Desktop A Free[dom] Software Solution

Bryan J. Smith

mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org SmithConcepts, Inc.TM http://www.SmithConcepts.com
2002 May 16 The Computer & Technology Showcase, Orlando, FL c/o Linux Enthusiasts and Professionals, Inc. of Central Florida Abstract
An introduction to GNOME Version 2 Desktop, a free[dom] software desktop computing solution for Open Systems, and cross-platform, open le format applications for both Open Systems and proprietary platforms.
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Throughout this presentation, concepts are categorized and itemized, labels are applied and referenced and denitions are made and used. This terminology is of original creation by the presenter (unless otherwise noted), and in no way shape or form should be considered the best for each. Furthermore, only the most common or relevant of each are used, listed and/or dened. There are many, lesser used and/or recognized implementations of each in existence. Their omission, in part or in whole, in this document is not due to overall ignorance or naivety, but any such generalization is made for the sake of brevity and focus on the audience for whom the content is devised. An additional, legal disclaimer and statement is provided at the end of this document.

Audience

This document covers some of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications available for the modern Freedom Software desktop, largely those developed for GTK+/Gnome. This includes free[dom], open source and select commercial software packages. The included software not only runs on UNIX and UNIX-like systems including Linux, but Darwin/MacOS X as well as Windows in many cases. As such, elementary references to open systems approaches, concepts and arguments may also be introduced along with the applications themselves. These discussions go a long way to explaining how Linux, freedom/open source and open system applications are developed, and how they can drastically improve corporate efciency, reliability and throughput let alone reduce dependence on, and tolerance of proprietary vendors who promote lock-in. Given the aforementioned content, the primarily audience is the contemporary IT professional and corporate desktop user. It is the authors argument that the modern Freedom Software desktop, which is an "user friendly" and most "cost effective" (using the PCs economies of scale) version of the longstanding multiuser and networkenabled UNIX(R) operating system, is the most ideal platform for the majority of corporate computing resources. This argument includes the corporate desktop and this document introduces various applications. Since this document also includes information on popular desktop applications, the typical desktop user is a secondary audience. This secondary audience should skip appropriate sections he/she has trouble following.

About the Presenter

Employment History AbsoluteValue Systems, Inc. IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Development and Support Theseus Logic, Inc. Semiconductor IP / Fabless Design and Support Coleman Aerospace Company, USAF 45th Space Wing COTS Real-Time Systems/Software Development and Support Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc., PBS&J, Inc. Netware/UNIX/Windows Networks, SQL Integration and Application Support Publication History Contributing Author, MacMillian/Sams S AMBA U NLEASHED (2000) Various CMP and Ziff-Davis publications (1996-2002) Open and Freedom Software Adoption StarOfce (1996+), Gnome (1999+), Evolution (2001+), LYX (1999+)

Contents

Vendor Lock-in and 24x7 Commercial Support Including Gartner Commentary GIMP ToolKit + (GTK+) Version 2 A Cross-Platform Software Development Toolkit GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) Version 2 The new standard for UNIX and Open Systems GnomeOfce and GTK+/Gnome Applications Gecko-Nautilus, Mozilla-Galeon, Evolution, AbiWord, Gnumeric OpenOfce 1.0 and StarOfce 6.0 The XML Standard Ofce and Universal Adoption
Gartner on Vendor Lock-in

Not Just System Infrastructure Gartner
End user data format, not underlying platform, most important Unlike Novell and UNIX, [Linux] Free[dom] Software is server AND DESKTOP Standardized, open, documented interfaces, INCLUDING APPLICATIONS
Users Must Remain Vigilant To Avoid. Lock-In Gartner
Proprietary vendors never offer way out, upgrade cycle tie-in Reverse engineering takes years, cannot keep up with upgrade cycle
Linux works on a different model and that whatever gains they can achieve will be dependent on the support relationships with vendors and the breadth of application softwarenot just system infrastructure. Linux is being viewed as an opportunity to enable users to get out from under the yoke of proprietary platforms and high software license fees and into a much more exible and evenhanded negotiating position. But vendors will always seek new opportunities to wedge users into proprietary solutions, so users must remain vigilant to avoid past mistakes that led to lock-in. Gartner, 2001 October, What is the Future of Linux (1)
Commercial Distribution and Support
Ximian RedCarpet Vendor-independent OS and Software Updates Sun StarOfce 6.0 OpenOfce for the corporation $75.95 (list) product includes support/training as standard Additional 24x7 per-incident and site support options Gartner on 24x7 Linux/Free[dom] Software Support Options No major differences in. Linux support. compared with. other operating systems Gartner Gartner found twelve (12) world-wide, 24x7 support rms who support Linux
There are no major differences in the attributes of Linux support offerings compared with support offerings for other operating systems from the companies that offer support for multiple operating systems. IBM appears to be the only company that prices Linux support above their support for the Microsoft server operating systems. Gartner, 2001 August, Linux support services: Like any other operating system? (2)
BONUS OPTION: FREE immediate help 24x7 via Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
GIMP ToolKit Plus (GTK+) Version 2
GTK+ is a legacy-free, clean-room, 100% free[dom] software toolkit 1997+ evolution out of next-generation user interfaces pioneered in the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) Major inuence: Steve Jobs NeXT Platform (NOT MS Windows) Version 2 Pango: Full internationalization (ISO and Unicode) Accessibility ToolKit (ATK), Font Anti-Aliasing Library/GUI abstraction allows native ports, POSIX/X-Windows not required
GTK+ (C) Inti (C++), Mono (C#), other APIs/libs Aqua X-Windows 11 FB GDI/DX MacOS X BSD SysV GNU Win32 Darwin-BSD UNIX Linux DOS/NT
OpenGL Postscript GUI Lib OS
GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) Version 2
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) Network-wide object linking and embedded, not just same-system Introduced in GNOME 1.4, fully integrated in 2.0 and 2.0 applications Ubiquitous Commercial UNIX Adoption Compaq Tru64, HP UP/UX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, (opt) Apple Darwin Replaces Common Desktop Environment (CDE) in many Modular application design written to GTK+, calling GNOME only as needed

applications Bonobo GTK+ XML
GNOME window manager CORBA

applets

viewers

editors

Orbit components

Browsing: Gecko-Nautilus

Gecko Engine 100% standards-focused, Open Source, Internet document processing Developed within one year of Netscape 1999 source code release Not a standalone, end-user application, but a reusable component Modular, usable at and by the system, network or application level Used by various Internet software, services and appliances Gnome (fka Eazel) Nautilus Gecko core, CORBA le and document manager Calls GNOME components as necessary Equivalent to MS IE in Windows Explorer But optionally enabled/preloaded, only called when actually used Can use home directory as desktop Simple, yet powerful when combined with distributed network lesystems

Browsing: Mozilla-Galeon

Mozilla Project Gecko-core, Internet suite: browser, mail, editor, news reader 100% Open Source (MPL), the only suite that is 100% spyware free Netscape 6.x is a (and all future Netscape releases will be) fork of Mozilla Standard browser for CompuServe, AOL appliances and planned AOL 8.0 Supports all Netscape 6.x, most 4.x and even some MS IE 4.x/5.x plug-ins Galeon Project Gecko-core, using installed Mozilla libraries, Mozilla conguration Browser-only The web and only the web Mozilla recycle allows complete focus on end-user usability enhancements Endless features: enhanced tabbed and full-screen browsing, middle/right-click context-specic navigation, popup/image annoyance management, extensive privacy options and cookie management Overwhelmingly preferred by most anyone who has tried it (even versus Opera)

Collaboration: Evolution

E-mail Client and Personal Information Manager (PIM) 100% IETF standards, PKI c/o GnuPG/PGP and SSL/TLS, Full Palm Sync Only solution that fully complies with vCard and vCalendar standard Endless ltering options, powerful vFolders, trust-no-one by default UNIX mentality Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange Proprietary Shared Folders $60-69/seat, in addition to Exchange CALs
Other Server MS HP Exchange, OpenMail, Others IMAP Storage (E-mail Only) ESMTP/POP3 X.500/LDAP Servers

MAPI Storage (Shared Folders)

MAPI Service Provider

Ximian Connector
Outlook (Corporate E-mail Mode) Windows Desktop

Evolution UNIX Desktop

Any POP3/IMAP E-mail client/OS -- E.g., Evolution, Outlook (Internet Email-only Mode), etc.
Collaboration: Evolution (cont.)
Bynari InsightConnector for Evolution IMAP Shared Folders ~$20-30/seat CALs Optional (works with any IMAP server) Used in combination with InsightConnector for Outlook clients MAPI emulation drastically increases Windows desktop reliability over a MAPI Service Provider on the Windows client (e.g., MS Exchange, HP OpenMail and most others) at 1/3rd the CAL costs of Exchange
Other Any Mail Servers ESMTP/POP3 X.500/LDAP

Server

IMAP Storage

Shared Folders

Any POP3/IMAP E-mail client/OS
Evolution InsightConnector UNIX Outlook (any Desktop Mode)
InsightConnector Windows Desktop
Applications: AbiWord, Gnumeric
AbiWord Word/Document Processor The most featured, WV WARE-based document translation core Various Microsoft, Corel/WP, Gnome, KDE and other le format support Traditional word processor, combined with documentation typeset features A Can import/export HTML/XHTML, DocBook/XML and LTEX Designed for both end-users and programmers (e.g., vi/Emacs bindings) Available for all major UNIX avors, Windows, MacOS X, BeOS, many others Gnumeric Spreadsheet, Database Front-end By far the most mature GNOME application Extensive formula, macro set and the ultimate formatted text import GNOME Guppi component for extensive charting/analysis Standalone DB and GNOME-DB import/export capabilities Excellent MS Excel and Lotus 1-2-3 import/export Including mapping nearly all major formula and even some macros Better than MS Ofce verbatim XLS formatting import/export Experimental pivot table support, Gnome Basic available

Applications: Other

Vector Graphics SVG/XML, UML/XML, EPS, others. Dia diagramming, UML, owchart focused tool Sketch, Sodipodi free-form drawing programs Business Applications Gnucash personal nance manager MrProject Gantt chart, project management Toutdoux distributed project management using SQL back-end Internet Applications GnomeMeeting H.323/H.245 V/VoIP collaboration tool Pan news reader Balsa, Sylpheed e-mail clients Hundreds more. see the GNOME homepage
OpenOfce 1.0: The XML Standard
The Only Standard For 100% Documented XML Ofce Suite Published XML DTDs, namespace, schemata, XSL/templates Data in XML on its own is useless without these support les LGPL licensed allows use in both commercial and free software Quickly becoming the single format for all 3rd party applications Runs on UNIX, Linux, Windows and MacOS X in development Includes Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Presentation Graphics Excellent applets for charting, graphics and 3-D visuals MS Ofce Compatibility Reads even the latest MS Ofce XP formats Often better at MS Ofce 95/97 import than latest MS Ofce XP Forthcoming Mac version will offer uncrippled compatibility with Windows users

Sun StarOfce 6.0: Commercial Support
Technical Foundation OpenOfce 1.0 core, verbatim XML le format compatibility Adds database front-end application to Adabas, Berkeley DB, SQL, etc. Improved le lter import/export, especially Corel/WP formats Added templates, clip art and wizards and 3rd party additions Commercial Support Bundled with complete manual, web-based training and E-mail support Per-incident and site 24x7 support options Licensing Installable on upto 5 computers per user license Home users can now use corporate copy again (unlike MS Ofce 97+) Retail list $75.95, $50/user for 150+, $25/user for 10,000+, Academic FREE
Links To More Information (1/8)

Free[dom] Software

GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME)
GNOME Homepage http://www.gnome.org

GNOME Distributions

Ximian GNOME (Linux, Solaris, HP/UX) http://www.ximian.com/download/ GNU-Darwin (BSD/OSF1 UNIX / MacOS X) http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.

GNOME Software Lists

GnomeOfce Homepage http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/ GNOME Software Map http://www.gnome.org/softwaremap/list FreshMeat (announcements) http://freshmeat.net
Links To More Information (2/8)
Free[dom] Software (cont.)
Common GTK+ and GNOME Applications
AbiWord Document/Word Processor http://www.abiword.org/
wvWare Document Library http://www.wvware.com/ Dia Diagramming/Vector Graphics http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/

dia.html

Evolution Collaboration Manager http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_

evolution/

Galeon Web Browser http://galeon.sourceforge.net/ GnomeMeeting H.323 V/VoIP http://www.gnomemeeting.org GFax Send/Receive Fax http://www.cowlug.org/gfax/ GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) http://www.gimp.org for Windows http://www.gimp.org/win32/ Gnucash Personal Finance http://www.gnucash.org/ Gnumeric Spreadsheet/Database http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/
Links To More Information (3/8)
Common GTK+ and GNOME Applications (cont.)

Mozilla Browser Suite http://www.mozilla.org MrProject Gantt Chart/Project Management http://mrproject.codefactory.
Nautilus Browser/Manager http://www.gnome.org/projects/nautilus/ Pan Newsreader http://pan.rebelbase.com/
for MacOS X http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/pan Sketch Vector Graphics http://sketch.sourceforge.net/ Sodipodi Vector Graphics http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/ Toutdoux Project Management/Framework http://www.gnu.org/software/

toutdoux/

Links To More Information (4/8)

OpenOfce

OpenOfce HomePage http://www.openoffice.org
for MacOS X http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ OpenWriter Word Processor http://sw.openoffice.org/ OpenCalc Spreadsheet http://sc.openoffice.org/ OpenImpress Presentation, Draw Graphics http://graphics.openoffice.org/
Links To More Information (5/8)
Commercial Software and Support
Gartner Group (Industry Analyst)
Gartner Homepage http://www.gartner.com (1) 2001 October, What Is The Future Of Linux?

c/o Ziff-Davis http://

techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2819787,00.html (2) 2001 August, Linux support services: Like any other operating system? http: //www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=336843 at Ziff-Davis: http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0, 14179,2808791-1,00.html

Sun Microsystems

Sun Site http://www.sun.com StarOfce Homepage http://www.sun.com/staroffice/ StarOfce Internet Portal http://www.staroffice.com/
Links To More Information (6/8)
Commercial Software and Support (cont.)

Bynari

Bynari Site http://www.bynari.com Free [Cost] and Demo Software http://www.bynari.net/downloads.html InsightConnector 1.x http://www.bynari.net/bynari/insightcon.html IMAP+Connector v. MAPI+Exchange http://www.bynari.net/bynari/
insightcon_features.html InsightServer/Client 3.x http://www.bynari.net/bynari/products.html

Ximian

Ximian Site http://www.ximian.com Ximian Desktop http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_desktop/ RedCarpet Service http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_red_carpet/
Links To More Information (7/8)

Free[dom] Development

GIMP ToolKit Plus (GTK+)
GTK+ Homepage http://www.gtk.org/
for Windows http://wingtk.sourceforge.net/ Main, External Components GNU C Library (GLibC) http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/ Pango Internationalization/Unicode http://www.pango.org/ Glade Interface Builder http://glade.gnome.org/

GNOME Development

GNOME Development Homepage http://developer.gnome.org/ GNOME Bonobo http://www.ximian.com/devzone/tech/bonobo.html GNOME Orbit Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) http://www.

labs.redhat.com/orbit/

GNOME-DataBase/GNOME Data Access (GDA) http://www.gnome-db.org/
Links To More Information (8/8)
Free[dom] Development (cont.)
Mono ECMA C# and.NET (Future GNOME Development)
Mono Homepage http://go-mono.com/ ECMA C# and.NET Standard http://www.dotnetexperts.com/ecma/

Related Projects/Tools

GNU Compiler Collection http://gcc.gnu.org Apple Darwin-MacOS X
Apple Darwin http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ OpenDarwin http://www.opendarwin.org/ GNU for Windows RedHat Cygwin http://www.cygwin.com GNUWin32 http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
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