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GNOME 2.13.4 development release is now available:

Don't have any new year's resolutions? How about testing the very latest GNOME development release?

You are crazy enough to live outside the tropics, and your home heating system just died? Let your computer heat your home for you! How about compiling all the new and shiny code from GNOME?

I'm pleased to announce the release of GNOME 2.13.4. This is the last release in the 2.13 development series before API freeze. Starting now, all GUI and string changes must be notified to the documenters and translators, respectively. Be there or be square.



The release notes that describe the changes between 2.13.3 and 2.13.4
are here:

platform - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/platform/2.13/2.13.4/NEWS
desktop - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.13/2.13.4/NEWS
bindings - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.13/2.13.4/NEWS

DOWNLOADING
==========

The GNOME 2.13.4 release is available here:

platform sources - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/platform/2.13/2.13.4/
desktop sources - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.13/2.13.4/
bindings sources - http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.13/2.13.4/

As usual, you can build this release almost automatically by using the Jhbuild modulesets available here:

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/teams/releng/2.13.4/

You can read about Jhbuild here:

http://live.gnome.org/JhbuildDependencies


REMINDERS
========

We enter the STRING ANNOUNCEMENT PERIOD. All string changes mu
st be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@.

We enter the UI CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT PERIOD. All user interface changes must be announced to gnome-doc-list@.

Whoever fails to notify the relevant parties will be beaten to a pulp with soy sauce-soaked chopsticks.


UPCOMING DEADLINES
=================

http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointThirteen

January 16 - API/ABI freeze, tarballs due for 2.13.5. Feature and module freeze.

January 23 - New APIs must have documentation.


COLOR OF SOCKS THAT I AM WEARING TONIGHT
=======================================

Blue with gray-tipped toes.


SPECIAL THANKS
=============

I'd like to thank Elijah Newren and Vincent Untz for their extensive help in making this release. I haven't done a GNOME release since the 1.x days and things have changed a lot. Thanks, guys!


Enjoy!

The GNOME Release Team