1. Paolo Borelli <pborelli@gnome.org>
Linux on the desktop:
The ubuntu phenomenon and the GNOME project.
Paolo Borelli

2. Linux on the Desktop The “Year of the linux desktop” myth Desktop?
Laptop
Webtop
Appliances
Virtualization

3. Rise of Ubuntu
Most popular desktop distribution according to distrowatch
First distribution preinstalled on DELL

4. Brief History of Ubuntu
Created by Mark Shuttleworth in 2004
Technical Board
Community Council
Local Community Teams
ubuntu-it
Commercial support by Canonical

5. Standing on the shoulders of giants
Based on Debian
Security & Stability
“Upstream” collaboration
GNOME
Xorg

6. Latest and Greatest Release every 6 months 18 months support
Long Term Support releases
Coordination with the upstream projects allows inclusion of the latest technologies

7. Key to Success Free of Charge ship-it service Focus on end users
Hardware support out of the box
WiFi, Laptop suspend&resume, ...
Creation of a community

8. Choice is good, making choices is better
Ubuntu made some radical choices:
GNOME
Python
Debian
At the same time it encourages derivatives
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, ...

9. GNOME symbiosis
GNOME is the default “face” of ubuntu and played a key role in its success
Ubuntu Success in turn had a great influence on GNOME
However there is a stronger relation between the two projects:
Methodologies (Time based releases)
Some of the core developers

10. GNOME Desktop Environment
Started in 1997 by Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena Quintero
1.0 in 1999
2.0 in 2002
Today: GNOME 2.20

11. Behind GNOME
GNOME Foundation
GNOME Advisory Board

12. GNOME

13. GNOME Today

14. What Changed Mindset: Usability, Accessibility, sane defaults Target:
Not only UNIX gurus should enjoy a free desktop
Technologies:
GTK+ 2, D-Bus, Gstreamer, drop CORBA, ...

15. Working Out of the Box Default values matter Autodetection
Proper system integration
HAL
NetworkManager
PolicyKit

16. Usability Interaction design Usability Testing Sun usability study
BetterDesktop.org
HIG: Gnome Human Interface Guidelines
Consistency
Discoverability
Full keyboard navigation

17. Accessibility Make the desktop usable to people with disabilities
Assistive Technologies
screen reader – ORCA, LSR
screen magnifier – Gnopernicus
onscreen keyboards – GOK, Dasher
ATK – Accessibility ToolKit

18. Internationalization
GNOME is currently translated in:
48 supported languages ( > 80% strings)
135 languages

19. Internationalization
GNOME (Pango) is able to render most of the world languages

20. Internationalization
GNOME Applications automatically switch to RTL (Right to Left) layout

21. GNOME Development Platform
Complete library framework
Gtk+, glib, atk, cairo, pango, gstreamer, ...
language bindings
LGPL license
freedeskop.org standards

22. GNOME Development Platform
Applications
C C Python Other
GTK+
Pango Cairo Atk
GStreamer X
GLib
D-bus

23. Applications Suite Desktop Environment
File Manager, Control Center, Window Manager,...
Search Tools (beagle, tracker)
Productivity
Communications (Evolution, Epiphany)
Abiword, Gnumeric, glom, GIMP, Inkscape
Integration with OpenOffice and Firefox
adoption of GNOME technologies and guidelines

24. Multimedia GStreamer Audio/Video Framework
Pluggable support for every media format
PulseAudio
Modern Sound Server

25. Appliances Network Everywhere Desktop is here to stay
Where are we going?
Appliances
Network Everywhere
Desktop is here to stay

26. Embedded Gnome Mobile and Embedded (GMAE)
Coordinates efforts of people and companies using GNOME technologies in embedded appliances
Promote free software and standardization
Ensure interoperability
Ubuntu Mobile
Ubuntu derivative for mobile internet devices
Development kit in the main ubuntu distribution
Collaboration with GMAE, Intel, Nokia

27. Nokia/Maemo Nokia N770 N800 N810 Maemo Platform
Linux, GTK+, D- Bus, gnome-vfs, ...

28. Intel
MID (Mobile Internet Device)
moblin.org

29. ACCESS ACCESS Linux Platform Native Apllications Garnet OS
Java Application
Garnet OS (formerly Palm) VM for Nokia Tablets

30. OpenMoko
Neo1973 (developer edition)
Linux
Xorg
MatchBox
Gtk+

31. OLPC
XO Laptop
SUGAR Interface
Journal

32. GNOME Online Desktop
Integrating online services directly into the desktop, not through the web browser
A stateless system
Store file and settings online, every system is your system

33. Web Services GNOME as a service provider online.gnome.org Mugshot
Online collaboration

34. Third party services gmail, flickr, facebook, google-documents
No Agenda: take advantage of the best of the Internet
"Freedom" considerations

35. Thanks!