The new version of GNOME 2.28 has been released (complete release notes).

Many people were saying Gnome 2.28 will be the last version of the 2.x series. That's partially not true: the development doesn't stop with GNOME 2.28. Work has already begun on GNOME 2.30, due to be released exactly six months after 2.28. It's just uncertain if GNOME 2.30 (to be released in March 2010) or GNOME 2.32 (scheduled for September 2010) will become GNOME 3.0 will be made in early November 2009.

Now, let's take a look at some changes / improvements / new additions in Gnome 2.28:

- A preview of GNOME Shell is available in Gnome 2.28