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[Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@xxxxxxxxxx>]

2011/11/5 "神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna)" <rafaellaguna@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Well, it's ont sure that Ubuntu istelf will remove all GTK2 packages and libraries completely. Shuttleworth was clear on it at UDS, because we're not going to be "cool and modern" but removing things that are really useful just because they're GTK2.
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> I'm the first who want Mono and GTK2 away from Ubuntu (and GTK2 away too from Lubuntu), but who knows...

GTK2 will be in the Ubuntu repositories for years to come. A goal is
to get it off the main Ubuntu CD but that doesn't look likely for
Ubuntu 12.04.

The Banshee decision is being made based on a number of factors, not
just GTK2 and Microsoft fear.

Jeremy