Re: Canonical Ubuntu splits from GNOME over design issues

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 06:59, Fred A. Miller <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
*Canonical Ubuntu splits from GNOME over design issues*
<http://ifwnewsletters.newsletters.infoworld.com/t/6910772/120843337/333385/0/>

Canonical shook the Linux world yesterday when it announced that the
next version of Ubuntu -- "Natty Narwhal," or version 11.04 -- will no
longer use the GNOME interface by default. Instead, Natty will feature
Unity, the multitouch and 3D-enabled interface that made its debut
earlier this month in the distribution's netbook edition of Maverick
Meerkat, or Ubuntu 10.10. *Read More*
<http://ifwnewsletters.newsletters.infoworld.com/t/6910772/120843337/333385/0/>

This does not constitute a split, not that they were ever joined.
Unity is nothing more than a shell run on top of Gnome. Most
distributions provide some level of customization for the sake of
providing what they feel to be a more productive or comfortable
experience for their users. This is a bit more dramatic than other
distros, so far as that goes, but it's the same principle.

The simple fact is that Ubuntu is the product of a company with a
commercial goal. In order to make that goal a reality, they need to
provide the best experience for their users possible. Gnome-shell was
not going to be it.

But that's just my opinion. :)

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