When hundreds of developers from the GNOME project fly in from different parts of the world to assemble for their yearly GUADEC conference, it's not only the perfect time to listen to lectures and get some hacking done, but also a good opportunity to perform a reality check. A step that the project has taken during the last few days at the GUADEC 2010 in Den Haag and which now bears its consequences: The release of GNOME 3.0 is going to be delayed for another six months to March 2011.