[ubuntu-uk] classic interface and ubntu

[Iain Lane]

On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 05:36:44PM +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Iain Lane wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 12:44:27PM +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> > > Tony Arnold wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > Ubuntu 11.10 will ship with GNOME 3.x and Unity 3D as the
> > > > > default desktop with Unity 2D as the alternative option, not
> > > > > Classic.
> > > > 
> > > > Does that mean the Classic interface will no longer be available 
> > > 
> > > Effectively, yes. There's not much scope for Gnome 2 existing
> > > alongside Gnome 3.
> > 
> > Erm, not really.
> > 
> > 2.32 obviously won't be available as Oneiric has GNOME 3. But that's
> > not the same as saying there is no alternative to Unity.
> 
> No, which is why I didn't say that. I said that the classic interface
> will no longer be available, which is true. Generally, there's no
> 'Classic Interface' any more (post-11.10), but there's a few things
> which provide varying degrees of similarity to it. There's even
> alternatives to Gnome 3 which are also unlike Gnome 2.

Perhaps I don't understand what the word "Effectiely" means. I would
have said it "effectively" is there for most people.

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Iain Lane                                  [ iain at orangesquash.org.uk ]
Debian Developer                                   [ laney at debian.org ]
Ubuntu Developer                                   [ laney at ubuntu.com ]
PhD student                                       [ ial at cs.nott.ac.uk ]
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