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[Marcus Moeller <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all.

> > > 2. Our relationship with GNOME
> > >        * What gnome packages to be included (What defines gnome
> > >          experience), just core (shell, gcc) or core plus applications
> > >          (files, web, video, photo, documents...) or core plus
> > >          applications and platform (systemd, packagekit....)?
> > > Please note here that gnome is moving towards a highly coherent and
> > > integrated desktop and more and more applications are redesigned to
> > > the gnome HIG.
> > >        * What to do when some specific applications are not popular or
> > >          not up to the standards
> > > Replace, replace temporarily, Keep them and help testing/find bugs
> > > etc., keep it installed side by side along with other temporary
> > > defaults.
> >
> > If we are aiming at being a GNOME distribution based on the power of
> > Ubuntu (which I hope we are), then we should provide the nearest
> > experience to upstream GNOME as can be (core, applications, platform ans
> > respect default configuration / look and feel). The only exceptions
> > could be for applications that don't exist in the GNOME world, or where
> > the GNOME version lacks very important features, or is not mature
> > enough. For example, Ubuntu Software Center, LibreOffice and Firefox (or
> > Chrome) could be installed by default instead of gnome-software-manager,
> > Abiword/Gnumeric and Epiphany. BUT, for each new release of GNOME, those
> > choices should be re-evaluated, and, if the GNOME app finally gets the
> > features it lacked, it should replace the "foreign" app in the default
> > install. For example, once Epiphany supports Flash natively, it should
> > replace Firefox / Chrome, and once (if ever?) Abiword / Gnumeric are
> > able to import / export MS file formats perfectly, they should replace
> > LibreOffice...
> >
> > > 3. What is our intended userbase (and any constraints that puts on
> > > us)?
> >
> > I think we should aim at the same user base as GNOME aims at. Else, we
> > wouldn't be Ubuntu *GNOME* remix (or whatever the name actually is :)).
>
> First, a disclaimer - reading Julien's response, I am on the same page as he.
>
> Having said that, I believe there are two distinct sets of goals at work here:
>
> 1. those (like Julien and I) who would like to have "the Ubuntu
> experience" in a Gnome desktop environment, as an alternative to Unity

Imho, this is something that is really needed. I see a very high demand, 
here.

We can still deliver a rich GNOME environment but with applications that 
have proven to be good, like Firefox, LibreOffice and the Software Center.

> 2. those who would like a pure Gnome experience

GNOME OS is targeting the same, even if it's in a very early stage.

Greets
Marcus