How is any distro using Unity instead of GNOME Shell any different than one using Pidgin instead of Empathy, or Firefox instead of Epiphany? > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:55:01 +0200 > From: olav vitters nl > To: merkinman hotmail com > CC: marc fouquet gmx de; gnome-shell-list gnome org > Subject: Re: "Gubuntu" - Long term perspective for Ubuntu with Gnome? > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 09:33:38AM -0400, Mark Curtis wrote: > > Considering Unity IS GNOME, that name would just cause confusion. > > If such a thing were done I would think it should be called Shubuntu (for the shell). > > I don't know why it would need a major respin once Ubuntu goes to GNOME 3 for its next version, anyway. There's no Epubuntu for replacing Firefox with GNOME's Epiphany. > > This is not correct. > > Unity is not GNOME. It uses various GNOME components, but it is not > GNOME. Unity is a different desktop environment just like e.g. XFCE. > > -- > Regards, > Olav |