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GNU Network Object Model Environment
     
         (GNOME) A project to build a complete,
        {user-friendly} {desktop} based entirely on {free software}.
        GNOME is part of the {GNU project} and part of the
        {OpenSource} movement.  The desktop will consist of small
        {utilities} and larger {applications} which share a consistent
        {look and feel}.  GNOME uses {GTK+} as the {GUI} {toolkit} for
        applications.
     
        GNOME is intended to run on any modern and functional
        {Unix}-like system.  The current version runs on {Linux},
        {FreeBSD}, {IRIX} and {Solaris}.
     
        {Home (http://www.gnome.org/)}.
     
        (1998-10-17)