Re: [orca-list] Heads up, Ubuntu 13.04 does NOT use GNOME 3.8.

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com> wrote:
> Up until now, Ubuntu releases were set to coincide with the latest GNOME
> release, and have historically carried the latest GNOME. This is why I
> was under the mistaken impression that this Ubuntu would follow the same
> strategy. 

My understanding is that Gnome 3.8 requires Systemd, whereas Ubuntu uses
Upstart. Debian, on the other hand, provides Systemd as an option and I read a
blog post stating that it will be required for Gnome 3.8 once those packages
enter Debian unstable following the upcoming release in early May.

Fedora, Arch and OpenSuse all use Systemd now too.

As a result, it appears that the Ubuntu Gnome maintainers will have
compatibility work ahead.