This is a really good point. Gnome 3.x has a LOT of bugs. Some of them are left over from Gnome 2.x. Bugs like this should not exist for so long: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552093
Personally, I think it's bad policy for GNOME to be devoting resources to creating apps like these when they still have such a big problem with bugs etc. in the underlying gnome structure. > From: estela...@hotmail.com > To: christ...@r-k-r.de; ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:39:35 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Should we move closer to gnome again? > > > many of these apps will use clutter, and ubuntu will not include clutter in > the LTS. That is why we are still at totem 3.0 (i think) and some older > versions of gnome apps. > > They will after and include most of the latest. > > anyway, many of those projects just started development so we need to let the > dust settles and see how they progress. > > they look very nice but we dont even know if they will replace or merge with > existing apps... else there would be some duplication. > > and we have lots of eye candy already that people are just asking for more > stability. bug fixes and accessibility and customization options ! :) > > ________________________________ > > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:19:19 +0100 > > From: christ...@r-k-r.de > > To: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Subject: [Ayatana] Should we move closer to gnome again? > > > > I really like unity and dislike GnomeShell for different reasons. > > > > But Gnome plans some really cool stuff such as the recent mockups for > > various apps. > > http://afaikblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/gnome-design-update/ > > and > > http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/new-updated-gnome-application-designs.html<http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/new-updated-gnome-application-designs.html#disqus_thread> > > > > The question is shouldn't Ubuntu move as fast as possible to the latest > > gnome version so that they can implement most of these thinks in 12.04. > > > > 1) Music player: > > - banshee needs mono, is slow and still is a gtk2 app > > - rhythmbox looks ugly > > --> help Gnome implement the music mock up and you have it > > 2) Chat: the current look of empathy isn't really good > > 3) Videos: currently we have a video player and banshee: banshee has a > > library, video player not but banshee will be removed > > 4) network senntigs look a lot better in gs than in unity (here you > > have just to change the option in the connection indicator) > > 5) notifications: i really like the integration of empathy in GS you > > don't need to open a window just type something... > > > > and: Online accounts is nearly useless in unity and their is no > > calendar (although I prefer Thunderbird we need a calendar) > > > > But a think most important is: the farer we got from gnome the bigger > > the differences and the harder for gnome, canoncial and app developers > > to handle different shells > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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