Re: [Hampshire] "Gnome 2 is dead" (Was Re: Ubuntu Unity - Da…

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Author: Vic
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] "Gnome 2 is dead" (Was Re: Ubuntu Unity - Dash - context lists)

> But it is the case that upstream is not developing it anymore, isn't
> it?


Yes. Spookily enough, that doesn't cause it to fail instantly.

And given what the Gnome project *is* developing, I don't really see it as
a problem that they're not developing Gnome2...

> From all of that I was under the impression that "sticking with
> Gnome Classic" was not really a long-term option, it would be either
> Unity, Gnome 3 or a completely different desktop environment.


As with all Free Software, if enough people want it, a viable fork will
occur. It is my belief that it is Gnome3 without a future.

Vic.


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