What does GNOME run on? GNOME can be probably be persuaded to run on any platform that is UNIX-like, supports X (specifically, this means the X run-time libraries must be on the machine), and which has GTK+ on it. GNOME will certainly run on almost any recent distribution of Linux. It runs on FreeBSD. It runs on NetBSD. It runs on Solaris. There are enough users of it on these platforms for you to be able to find information on this relatively easily. It has also been reported to run on OpenBSD, IRIX, HP-UX and AIX. More esoterically, it's rumoured that it runs on Linux on the S/390.. There is -- or was -- a partial port of GNOME to OS/2, but the URL for that project appears to have died. Updates welcomed. What does GNOME not run on? GNOME does not run on any form of Microsoft Windows. It may run on another machine and be displayed on Microsoft Windows, but this is not quite the same thing; and you will still need to have access to a machine which is running it. GNOME does not run on BeOS or MacOS. It doesn't run on eCos, the embedded operating system. When will it run on my favourite operating system? When someone ports it and everything it needs to run onto that operating system. This will largely be when someone gets interested enough to do it. Who supports GNOME? There is a large and very active community of GNOME developers and users who write, fix, update, document, tweak and translate GNOME for free, although they have been known to accept someone buying them a drink for their pains. Many GNOME users are only too willing to help new folks with it. Various commercial Linux distributions offer support for GNOME. There is an increasing number of free software consultancy companies and of support companies, many of which support GNOME. An up to date list may be found on the GNOME web site. What is the relationship between Red Hat and GNOME? Red Hat Inc is a Linux distributor which employs several GNOME hackers, and has done so from 1997 onwards, at their RHAD Labs and paid them to hack on GNOME. What is the relationship between Ximian and GNOME? From their website, Ximian™, formerly known as Helix Code, is the leading open source desktop company. Our goal is to create the world's best desktop environment . It was founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman, long-term GNOME hackers, in summer 1999. Currently it produces collections of the GNOME packages all neatly integrated together and easy to update (Ximian GNOME), and is working on Evolution, a groupware suite. What is the relationship between Eazel and GNOME? From their website, Eazel, founded in the Fall of 1999, intends to help make Linux the desktop of choice for millions of people. To achieve this, we are creating next generation user interface software and services designed to make Linux easier to use.. It was founded by Michael Boich, Andy Hertzfeld, and Bart Decrem, well-known for their work on the Apple Macintosh. Currently it is working on Nautilus, a graphical application which will incorporate a number of things, one of which is a file manager.