For you GNOME fans out there, you might be interested in this first look at their latest offering. From what I can see, GNOME 2.16 has a lot to offer.

The GNOME 2.16 release is almost upon us, and readers have asked for a prerelease preview. Although GNOME 2.16 is a minor update, it adds some highly desirable functionality and touts much-needed aesthetic improvements in addition to a veritable mountain of bug fixes.

GNOME 2.16 features a vastly improved default icon theme based on Tango and the Tango palette. The new theme adheres to the Freedesktop.org icon naming specification, which will facilitate its use by other compliant desktop platforms. Folders are still brown, but the colors are much softer and lot easier on the eyes. Many scalable icons were added as well, significantly improving the appearance of stretched or zoomed icons in Nautilus. Unfortunately, most of the Nautilus emblems haven’t been replaced yet. Though not exactly related to the GNOME 2.16 release, it is worth mentioning that the GIMP was also a recent recipient of Tango icon love. The icon artists certainly have been a busy bunch lately, and I look forward to seeing more of their excellent work as the Tangoification continues in future releases…. Source: Ars