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[Mark Curtis <merkinman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know it shouldn't be done for now, I said so in the original post
"While I understand for this cycle effort should be put into getting Unity functioning, I think for the future a better fallback should be created."

> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:45:30 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Graceful degradation of Unity
> From: spikeb@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ryanprior@xxxxxxxxx
> CC: merkinman@xxxxxxxxxxx; ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I don't think it is something that needs to be done now either. I
> think the ideal time to revisit the idea is probably during the next
> LTS cycle. That gives Unity time time to mature and become part of the
> brand identity. If it takes hold, then we should definitely revisit
> the issue for such an important cycle as LTS.
> 
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Ryan Prior <ryanprior@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Mark Curtis <merkinman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Unity requires 3d compositing.  For those without adequate hardware, it
> >> falls back to the GNOME Panels.  While I understand for this cycle effort
> >> should be put into getting Unity functioning, I think for the future a
> >> better fallback should be created. For one the GNOME Panels won't be
> >> supported forever so it's not a viable alternative in the long run.  Two,
> >> the UI change from Unity/Panels is drastic.  Look at Windows 7, if the user
> >> can't enable the compositing, the UI is still similar, it doesn't reset to
> >> an XP style of UI.
> >
> > I don't agree, at least for the moment. In the future where the Unity
> > look is an ingrained part of the Ubuntu brand, I'd agree that there
> > should be a better fall-back for machines which still don't support
> > Unity's technical requirements. However, for the moment the
> > gnome-panels are part of the Ubuntu brand and Unity is the new-fangled
> > outlier, which some users and vocal critics consider to be inferior to
> > the gnome-panels. Maintaining an excellent legacy Gnome interface will
> > help ensure continuity from previous releases or users who cannot use
> > Unity, and I haven't seen any argument that creating a Unity-like
> > fallback which would have to pursue a moving target would be worth the
> > time it would take to develop.
> >
> > Ryan
> >
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