My request to ubuntu developer team

[R S V Reddy]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:


> > If you hate Unity, you probably will not like gnome-shell either since
> > they aren't all that different.  I can't decide which I like better; I'm
> > productive and happy using either.
> >
> > 3. The attempt to save gnome 2 with the MATE fork has many problems and
> > it will likely go the way of the Trinity Project that was supposed to
> > rescue KDE 3.5.  I found the MATE version of Mint 12 RC unusable, and
> > Clem admits that it will likely have many problems even after the
> > official release.  He doesn't sound all that happy about the whole MATE
> > business on his blog but is trying hard to accommodate the many people
> > who want a gnome 2 version of Mint.
> >
> > 4. Gnome 2 was abandoned by its developers because it was growing
> > unwieldy and hard to maintain.  It is effectively dead.  In less than 18
> > months the last Ubuntu and Mint LTS versions which used gnome 2 will
> > fall off maintenance.  Nothing new will be developed for gnome 2, and
> > applications aimed at gnome 3 will not work on it because of naming
> > conflicts.
> >
> > 5. Michael Jackson and gnome 2 are still dead, and pretty soon the
> > traditional desktop computer will be too for most users.  Get over it.
> > Use XFCE, KDE or LXDE, all of which are old fashioned desktops during
> > the transition if you must: stop whining.
>
> Excellent post, excellent comment. I wholeheartedly agree.
>

+1

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