[xubuntu-users] Unity desktop & the future of Xubuntu

[Vincent]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Chuck Bearden <cfbearden at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Vincent <mailinglists at vinnl.nl> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Charlie Kravetz
> > <cjk at teamcharliesangels.com> wrote:
> >>
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> >> On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:36:07 -0600
> >> Chuck Bearden <cfbearden at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > This article
> >> >
> >> >   <http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/71717.html>
> >> >
> >> > suggests that as of Ubuntu 11.04, desktop environments other than
> >> > Unity won't be an option, though it's hard to be sure exactly what is
> >> > being claimed.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone here know if xfce will be part of the Ubuntu distribution
> >> > after 11.04? Will I have the option of running an xfce4-based desktop?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Chuck
> >> >
> >>
> >> Unity is a shell used with Gnome. It is not planned at this time for
> >> compatibility with Xfce, which is the Xubuntu desktop environment.
> >> Since the Unity developers are not planning to completely replace Gnome
> >> at this time there are no plans to take Xubuntu away from Ubuntu.
> >>
> >
> > Furthermore, the article has several inaccuracies and isn't good
> reporting
> > IMO. For example, the first screenshot is not the Unity shell but an old
> > version of the netbook remix that has been phased out. Unity also isn't
> "the
> > only shell option", as there will still be the option to run GNOME's
> regular
> > shell (not sure whether that'll be GNOME 3's gnome-shell, or the panel
> setup
> > of GNOME 2).
> >
> > I could point out a few more inaccuracies, point is that I would take it
> > with quite a few grains of salt.
> >
> > Anyway, Unity is not a desktop environment (like Xfce is) - it just
> replaces
> > a part of GNOME. Xubuntu, on the other hand, also includes a few parts of
> > the GNOME desktop environment that e.g. aren't provided by Xfce or fit
> the
> > Xubuntu mission better. Xfce is and will be part of Xubuntu, and will be
> > able to be installed in plain Ubuntu too.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Vincent
>
> Thank you Charlie & Vincent. I appreciate your clarifications. The article
> was indeed vague and, had it been much clearer in parts, it would probably
> have been self-contradictory.
>
> One concern it raised with me was that Canonical would not be supporting
> the maintenance of Xfce, but I'm ashamed to say I don't know if it
> presently gives material support to the maintence of Xfce & the other
> components of Xubuntu, or if all the work on testing, configuring, and
> packaging Xfce4 libraries & applications is done by the Xubuntu project.
>
>
Canonical does not provide material support for the development of Xfce, and
only provides infrastructure (e.g. Launchpad, download locations, website
hosting (but not development)) to support Xubuntu. The real work that allows
these projects to exists is done by independent, voluntary contributors. The
biggest threat to the existence of Xubuntu is that there won't be enough
volunteers to continue the project :)


> Thanks again,
> Chuck
>
>
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Vincent
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