This release is a snapshot of development code. Although it is buildable and usable, it is primarily intended for testing and hacking purposes. Like the good old days of Linux kernel development, GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status. Please check the 2.9 start page for more information:

http://www.gnome.org/start/2.9/

Of special note in this release is the new 'gnome-menus' module, which you will need if you would like to have your... GNOME... menus. :-) It is a new XDG spec compliant menu system, brought to us by panel co-maintainer, Mark McLoughlin!

platform: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/platform/2.9/2.9.2/NEWS
tar.gz: 45M total
tar.bz2: 32M total

desktop: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.9/2.9.2/NEWS
tar.gz: 153M total
tar.bz2: 108M total

bindings: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.9/2.9.2/NEWS
tar.gz: 13M total
tar.bz2: 8.8M total