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[gnomeweb-wml] Some really important news.

commit e5d49f653b60387d23c337a350bd2b0fd67304ab
Author: Andreas Nilsson <nisses mail home se>
Date:   Fri Apr 1 06:08:47 2011 +0200

    Some really important news.

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 www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am           |    3 +-
 www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml             |    4 +
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diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/2011-04-gnome-3.0-rescheduled.wml b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/2011-04-gnome-3.0-rescheduled.wml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+<title>GNOME 3.0 Rescheduled for September 2011 Release</title>
+<meta name="cvsdate" content="$Date$" />
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<h1>GNOME 3.0 Rescheduled for September 2011 Release</h1>
+
+<p>
+April 1, 2011 â?? BANGALORE, India â?? The GNOME Release Team met in India
+this week to discuss the state of GNOME 3.  The Release Team came to a
+consensus opinion that one more cycle will be required before GNOME 3.0
+is ready to be released.  The decision was communicated to and approved
+by the GNOME Foundation Board on a conference call.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The delay of the release comes for a number of reasons.  The primary
+indicator of the unreadiness of the release is the massive number of
+exceptions that have been requested and granted during the hard code
+freeze period.  There have been several last-minute API changes that
+have the potential to harm the stability of the release.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The recent announcement that the Mozilla project would discontinue
+support for embedding has cast doubts on the technical underpinnings of
+the new GNOME shell.  There are also concerns about the frequently
+shifting visual design and questions about its performance and
+portability.  The release team is also concerned about the possible
+near-future release of GTK4 and what that means for GNOME as a
+development platform.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Foremost, the GNOME project is committed to only releasing the highest
+quality software.  Dozens of release-critical blocker bugs remain open
+with little chance of being fixed by the time of the release.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+At this time, there will be no new release in the 2.x series and all
+developer effort will focus on improvements to GNOME 3.0.  The release
+is being delayed for a full 6 months to avoid scheduling problems for
+our downstream distributors.  During this 6 month period, we will reopen
+module proposals in the usual way.  We are particularly encouraging
+module proposals from alternate desktop shells, which will be given
+careful consideration.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The Release Team would like to thank the developers who continue to put
+tremendous amounts of work into the GNOME project.  The level of the
+quality of the code is at the highest that it has ever been and there is
+no doubt that we will easily have the best desktop on the planet by
+September 2011.
+</p>
+
+<h2>About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation</h2>
+
+<p>
+GNOME is a free-software project whose goal is to develop a complete,
+accessible and easy to use desktop for Linux and Unix-based operating systems.
+GNOME also includes a complete development environment to create new
+applications. It is released twice a year on a regular schedule.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. GNOME is a
+standard part of all leading GNU/Linux and Unix distributions, and is popular
+with both large existing corporate deployments and millions of small business
+and home users worldwide.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Composed of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies,
+the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement
+of GNOME. The Foundation is a member directed, non-profit organization that
+provides financial, organizational and legal support to the GNOME project and
+helps determine its vision and roadmap.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+More information about GNOME and the GNOME Foundation can be found at
+<a href="http://www.gnome.org/";>www.gnome.org</a> and <a
+href="http://foundation.gnome.org/";>foundation.gnome.org</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Media Enquiries</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li style="list-style-type: none;"><p>
+ GNOME Foundation Marketing Coordinator<br/>
+ Email: <a class="mailto" href="mailto:gnome-press-contact gnome org">gnome-press-contact gnome org</a><br>
+</p></li>
+</ul>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
index 0ef9f6e..621c5f6 100644
--- a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
+++ b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/Makefile.am
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ page_SCRIPTS = \
 	2010-09-tomboy-online-alpha.html \
 	2010-10-desktop-summit-2011-berlin.html \
 	2010-10-accessibility-grant.html \
-	2010-11-women-outreach-interns.html
+	2010-11-women-outreach-interns.html \
+	2011-04-gnome-3.0-rescheduled.html
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/rules.common
diff --git a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
index c83ddee..c1b4412 100644
--- a/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
+++ b/www.gnome.org/press/releases/index.wml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ The press contact for the GNOME Foundation can be reached at <a href="mailto:gno
 <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr>
 <tr><th align="left" colspan="2">2010</th></tr>
 <tr>
+	<td>April 1st, 2011</td>
+	<td><a href="/press/releases/2011-04-gnome-3.0-rescheduled.html">GNOME 3.0 Rescheduled for September 2011 Release</a></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 	<td>November 5th, 2010</td>
 	<td><a href="/press/releases/2010-11-women-outreach-interns.html">GNOME Project Announces Outreach Program for Women Interns</a></td>
 </tr>
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