Until about 2000, users of Unix desktops regarded CDE as the de facto standard, but at that time, other desktop environments such as GNOME and K Desktop Environment 2 were quickly becoming mature, and became almost universal on the Linux platform, which already had a larger user base than most commercial Unixes in total.

Until the election of his son George W. Bush to the presidency in 2000, Bush was commonly referred to simply as " George Bush "; since that time, the forms " George H. W. Bush ", " Bush 41 ", " Bush the Elder ", and " George Bush, Sr ." have come into common use as a way to distinguish the father from the son.

Until 2000 the precision of the GPS signal available to non-U. S .- military users was deliberately severely limited by a timing pulse distortion process known as selective availability.

Until 2000, KornShell remained AT & T ′ s proprietary software.

Until the year 2000 the proportion of children 0 – 14 years of age was over 40 % of the total population.

Until Daniel Schacter published Forgotten Ideas, Neglected Pioneers: Richard Semon and the Story of Memory in 2000, Semon's work had little influence, though it was quoted extensively in Erwin Schrödinger's prescient 1956 Tarner Lecture " Mind and Matter ".

Until 2000, it was thought that rock sequences spanning the Permian-Triassic boundary were too few and contained too many gaps for scientists to determine reliably its details.

Until 2000, before being eligible for membership in the Shrine, a person had to complete either the Scottish Rite or York Rite degrees of Masonry, but now any Master Mason can join.

Until 1996, cryptographic code was legally a munition, and until 2000 export required a permit.

Until the Oxford University Press edition was published in 2000, the available orchestral parts reflected many of the standard D ' Oyly Carte alterations, although the traditionally cut songs were available to those who wanted them.

Until the 2000 Olympics, the distance was 300 metres.

Until the 2000 Olympics, the distance was 4 kilometres.

Until about 2000, it housed offices for Independence National Historical Park.

Until 2000, the country's net migration was at a negative.

Until 2000 it held the position of state church.

Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America ( DGA ) when a director, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film.

* Hapgood, Charles Hutchins ; Mystery in Acambaro: Did Dinosaurs Survive Until Recently ?, 2000, Adventures Unlimited Press, ISBN 0-932813-76-3.

Until 2000, the state of Georgia used the sequential interchange numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways.

Until 2000, the county had gone consistently Democratic in presidential elections.

Until the coming of the railway in 1857, Beckenham was a small village in the county of Kent with almost completely rural surroundings: once a family of entrepreneurs began the building of villas here, its population soared from 2000 to 26, 000 during 1850-1900 and throughout the rest of the century.

Until 2000, Canada's only federal correctional facility for women, the Prison for Women ( nicknamed " P4W ") was also located in Kingston.

Until 2000 Fairmeade was an independent Sixth class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.

Until 2000 Plymouth Village was an independent Sixth Class city.

Until 2000 Springlee was an independent Sixth Class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.

Until its closing in 2000, Bradford College provided liberal arts higher education in Haverhill.

Until the establishment of the prison, the area was entirely dependent on agriculture, and, after the close of the prison, the town continued economically dependent on agriculture.

Until the establishment of a turnpike road through the moor ( the present A30 ) in the 1770s the size of the moorland area made travel within Cornwall very difficult.

Until fairly recent times, there has been a remarkable homogeneity in the culture throughout this area, which traditionally relied on fish, sea mammals, and land animals for food, heat, light, clothing and tools.

Until European settlement, the area around Gosford was occupied by the Guringai peoples, with the Guringai being principally coastal-dwellers.

Until well into the 16th century, the area of the present-day Zwinger comples was still outside the city fortifications.

Until the Roman conquest of Britain, the area that would become known as Glamorgan was part of the territory of the Silures – a Celtic British tribe that flourished in the Iron Age – whose territory also included the areas that would become known as Breconshire and Monmouthshire.

Until today charter flights links the region and brings tourists to the wider area, mainly in Pelion and Meteora.

Until 2008, Tandberg's headquarer was located at Lysaker, outside Fornebu The area is currently housing the headquarters of Telenor, Microsoft Norway and Oracle Norway.

Until the Cold War ended, the area never experienced an economic downfall, due in part to its defense-heavy industries.

Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since these houses were, and in most areas still are, mostly unlivable.

Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province.

Until the mid-nineteenth century, non-Muslims were not permitted in the area.

Until the middle of the 20th century the city was situated in the French Flemish area ; today the local Flemish dialect, a variety of the Dutch language, can still be found but has been largely replaced by French.

Until the annexation of Texas, the area was considered part of Fannin County.

Until Maury County was established in November 1807, the area of the future Giles County was considered to be part of Williamson County.

Until the early 19th century, Bexley Heath comprised an area of scrub-land with few buildings, although Bexley Heath windmill stood at the corner of what is today Erith Road and Mayplace Road.

Until about 1930, there was only one building ( part of Bath Road Farm ) on the north side of Bath Road between The Magpies ( an area around and opposite the north exit of the recent Heathrow Road ), and Longford ; other buildings were built afterwards there before WWII, including two factories ( Technicolor and Penguin Books ).

Until the 19th century the area was predominantly rural, but as London expanded in the second half of the 19th century it became extremely built-up.

Until 1686, the May Fair was held in Haymarket, and after 1764, it moved to Fair Field in Bow because the well-to-do residents of the area felt the fair lowered the tone of the neighbourhood.

Until the 19th century it was an area with few isolated buildings: examples being the Georgian Danson House and the Red House on Bexley Heath built for William Morris in 1859.

Until the end of the 19th century, Hayes ( West London ) was primarily an agricultural and brickmaking area.

Until the arrival of formal docks, shipping was required to land goods in the Pool of London, but industries related to construction, repair, and victualling of ships flourished in the area from Tudor times.

Until February 9, 1887, Weld County's boundaries included the area now comprising Weld County, Washington County, Logan County, Morgan County, Yuma County, Phillips County, and Sedgwick County.

Until February 2, 1874, its boundaries included the area now comprising Summit County, Grand County, Routt County, Moffat County, Garfield County, Eagle County, and Rio Blanco County.

Until 2003, the boat was housed in a specially constructed glass-fronted display area located between the University Center and Fogelman Arena.