Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:51 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome2 Forks Message-ID: <4F8C99DB.4040308@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201204162115.q3GLFZnc008006@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <201204162115.q3GLFZnc008006@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On 4/16/12 5:15 PM, Cy Schubert wrote: > 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? > > I think that's the idea. I believe Mezz has been working on Cinnamon, and has had some good success. I'll let him and kwm chime in. Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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