From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 16 21:15:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 582E2106564A for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:15:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E5788FC0C for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:15:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lb7f8hsrpno-svcs.dcs.int.inet (HELO pd5ml1no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca) ([10.0.144.222]) by pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 16 Apr 2012 15:15:36 -0600 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=bD0CuDYpMgGTku+nVSbZuKP/9fNjspX1F8zuwcoBWhM= c=1 sm=1 a=QrugwKR0C_UA:10 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=ICAaq7hcmGcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=IbtKDeXwb2+SRU442/pi3A==:17 a=8VpDeP3kAAAA:8 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=YvprCc74DSK-9M9JMt4A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=uar3UI-X7uIA:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([96.50.7.119]) by pd5ml1no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 16 Apr 2012 15:15:36 -0600 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy8 [10.2.2.6]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FD3980 for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:15:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3GLFZnc008006 for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:15:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201204162115.q3GLFZnc008006@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:15:35 -0700 Subject: Gnome2 Forks X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:15:37 -0000 Hi all, Given the state of Gnome3 and the general dislike for the new shell and given that gnome-panel has been deprecated by our upline, would we be open to importing one of the Gnome2 forks, like Mate or Cinnamon, into our tree? >From what I've read on Phoronix today, Mate has renamed a number of files allowing it to coexist with Gnome3. However Cinnamon builds upon Gnome3 offering a Gnome2 interface. The article goes on to say that Cinnamon has a lot more momentum than Mate. (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_ite m&px=MTA4ODI). Should we choose an option, my choice would be the most sustainable one (Cinnamon), count me in as a volunteer. Talking about sustainability, one never knows which Open Source projects will establish themselves over the long haul. It may even be a good idea to watch both and decide where to invest our effort when the choice becomes more clear. Thoughts anyone? -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.