*Official Announcement:* Ubuntu Studio is switching to XFCE.

[Mike Holstein]

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Kenneth Koym <koymkg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whereas I've plugged away with 10.04.02 LTS - kxstudio 64 amd and saw no
> build up comments regarding going to xfce which I suffered with over 1.5
> years with no known supporters,

-what did you suffer with? using XFCE?

> I am a bit appalled at the sudden off course decision to suddenly jump
> forth with an "Officially Announced" boondoggle.. Good, developers made a
> decision. Make it work and at least talk about "Here's a place to download,
> etc." After all, if it's official, act official.
> Kenneth
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Dave <dvb_t at iinet.com.au> wrote:
>
>>  Seems like a step in the wrong direction.
>> From memory, that's what MythBuntu is based on.
>> Last time I looked there was no provision for SMB shares and you had to
>> jump through all sorts of hoops to enable it.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On 14/05/2011 2:48 AM, C K wrote:
>>
>> After various discussions, investigation and tinkering the Ubuntu
>> Studio team have decided to re-base the project on XFCE. The team
>> simple feel that Unity and GNOME-Shell do not fit our target audience
>> or intended workflow.
>>
>> We will be working toward using a custom UI which will feature Avant
>> Window Navigator prominently over top of XFCE. As usual, new art and
>> packages will be introduced as well.
>>
>> We will also be working to ensure a smooth upgrade path for current
>> GNOME users is possible.
>>
>>
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