This release is a snapshot of development code. Although it is buildable and usable, it is primarily intended for testing and hacking purposes. Like the good old days of Linux kernel development, GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status. Please check the 2.9 start page for more information:

http://www.gnome.org/start/2.9/

platform: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/platform/2.9/2.9.3/NEWS
tar.gz: 48M total
tar.bz2: 34M total

desktop: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.9/2.9.3/NEWS
tar.gz: 153M total
tar.bz2: 108M total

bindings: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/bindings/2.9/2.9.3/NEWS
tar.gz: 15M total
tar.bz2: 11M total