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

2012-10-04 Thread Imran Chaudhry
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. There is MATE which seems to work well but I don't like the idea of sticking with a desktop that

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

2012-10-02 Thread Vic
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

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

2012-10-02 Thread Gordon Scott
On 02/10/2012 06:36, Vic wrote: 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. So not so much Gnome 2 then, as Gnome Twain :-) G. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface:

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

2012-10-01 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 10:47:25PM +0100, Vic wrote: GNOME 2 is dead. ...And looking remarkably sprightly on my Fedora 16 laptop... But it is the case that upstream is not developing it anymore, isn't it? Also I have seen the fork of Gnome classic (I forget its name now) derided

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

2012-10-01 Thread Ally Biggs
Haven't the old gnome devs created mate? Sent from my iPhone On 1 Oct 2012, at 23:17, Andy Smith a...@strugglers.net wrote: Hello, On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 10:47:25PM +0100, Vic wrote: GNOME 2 is dead. ...And looking remarkably sprightly on my Fedora 16 laptop... But it is the case

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

2012-10-01 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Ally, On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 11:20:06PM +0100, Ally Biggs wrote: Haven't the old gnome devs created mate? Ah yes, that's the one that is the fork. I've seen a few people disparage it as having too few developers, but they might be Gnome 3 fanboys I suppose.. Are people seeing that as a

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

2012-10-01 Thread Ally Biggs
I think it's going to be used in Linux Mint for future releases, As for Unity and Gnome 3 both I dislike but both are Better in comparison with Microsofts New metro GUI god that thing is awful. Sent from my iPhone On 1 Oct 2012, at 23:30, Andy Smith a...@strugglers.net wrote: Hi Ally, On