Re: is anyone here using the new ubuntu, 11.10?

Nevyn <[email protected]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:40:36 +1300
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On 14 November 2011 06:16, Robin Paulson <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:45:18 +1300, Cliff Pratt wrote:
>
>> It's in the right most drop down menu, the one under your login name.
>>
>
> ah, so it is. not quite as i'd prefer, but good enough. cheers.
>
> i will take a punt that come the next version of ubuntu (if anyone is
> still using it), there will be a pile of shell extensions, so gnome 3 looks
> and acts like gnome 2 if one so wishes.
>
> i'm happy with my paradigm staying right where it is, technology
> development remaining divergent, and the game staying the same
>
> robin
>

It looks like Gnome 2 is being forked into MATE
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MATE
Currently only for Arch? Not so sure on that point. But yeah... enough
Gnome 2 fans out there for development to carry on on some level...

Regards,
Nevyn
http://nevsramblings.blogspot.com/
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