diff --git a/en/gnome/news.xml b/en/gnome/news.xml
index 150a880b6e..a056705e89 100644
--- a/en/gnome/news.xml
+++ b/en/gnome/news.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <news>
   <cvs:keywords xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS" version="1.0">
     <cvs:keyword name="freebsd">
-      $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/news.xml,v 1.60 2004/02/18 18:27:39 marcus Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/news.xml,v 1.61 2004/03/08 07:15:42 marcus Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@
    	<month>
 	    <name>March</name>
 
+	    <day>
+		<name>13</name>
+
+		<event>
+		    <title>GNOME 2.6 Beta 2 available for FreeBSD</title>
+
+		    <p>The GNOME 2.6 Beta 2 desktop has been released and
+			<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/develfaq.html">ports</a>
+			are available.  We are currently looking for volunteers
+			to help with testing ports and packages installation
+			as well as provide feedback on bugs, missing features,
+			screenshots, and FAQ ideas.  Please send any and all
+			questions and comments to the
+			<a href="mailto:freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD
+			    GNOME Team</a>.
+		    </p>
+		</event>
+	    </day>
+
 	    <day>
 		<name>8</name>