[arch-general] Gnome3 and Gnome2

[Thomas Dziedzic]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Tom <uebershark at googlemail.com> wrote:
> So, now that Gnome 3 has been released, and after reading the announcement that
> it will 'by default' replace gnome2 in the near future, I'd like to ask if
> there are any plans on 'keeping' gnome2 around for use with arch linux.
>
> I ask this, because I've been using gnome3 from the unstable repository, and
> know, that a lot of people are not going to like the change, especially because
> so called 'fall-back-mode' is just a joke, and gnome-shell, at least to me is
> plain broken. I'm merely voicing my opinion here, no flames :-P
>
> But to have a choice would be great!
>
> Tom
>

Hi Tom,

AFAIK there are no plans to officially support gnome2.

People have complained about this in the recent past, but these
complaints are useless because arch keeps up with upstream, no matter
if people like the change or not. These people should have already
known that this is part of arch's philosophy.

That said, you, or anyone else who wants gnome2 can step up and
maintain a custom gnome2 repository for everyone.

Sincerely, Tom2 :)