The GNOME 2.0.x Desktop releases are devoted to bugfixes, translations, user interface consistency, and general polish of our major 2.0 Desktop release. In this release candidate, you'll see the results of the project's user interface review, and continued performance and stability fixes: 706 total GNOME2 bugs marked fixed in past six weeks, 317 high or greater priority bugs marked fixed in past six weeks

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