Gnome2 Forks

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

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

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