Gnome replaces Unity

[R Kimber]

I understand that in 17.10 Gnome is going to replace Unity.

When Unity was introduced I stuck wiith Gnome and eventually ended up with
Ubuntu-mate.

So, my question is: would people advise moving back from Ubuntu-mate to the
main Gnome-based distribution?  I'm not sure I see the point of Mate
post-17.10, but maybe there is some benefit in sticking with it (?). Or is
it all purely cosmetic?

- Richard.
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Richard Kimber