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Topic: Linux Mint sees 40% user increase in a single month

Aerlinthian Posts: 66,222 Registered: May 7, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 65,491 User ID: 94,919	Subject: Linux Mint sees 40% user increase in a single month
	While Ubuntu slides down. This is the continuing fallout from the move to the Unity desktop interface. Linux Mint posted: Linux Mint 12 Preview I would like to apologize to the community, the media, and the journalists who wrote to us to know more about our upcoming release. Weâ€™ve been extremely secretive and 3 weeks past the Ubuntu release itâ€™s still unclear for most people exactly what the next Linux Mint will look like. The reason weâ€™ve been so silent is because we didnâ€™t want to promise something we could not guarantee. Today weâ€™re finally ready to give you an in-depth preview of Linux Mint 12, codename â€œLisaâ€. I hope youâ€™ll enjoy it and I look forward to reading your feedback. Gnome 2 vs new desktops In Linux Mint 11 we made the decision to keep Gnome 2.32. The traditional Gnome desktop, although itâ€™s not actively developed by the Gnome development team anymore, is still by far the most popular desktop within the Linux community. As other distributions adopted new desktops such as Unity and Gnome 3, many users felt alienated and consequently migrated to Linux Mint. We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and weâ€™re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market. As much as weâ€™d like to keep Gnome 2.32 a little while longer we need to look forward and embrace new technologies. This doesnâ€™t mean we need to change the way people use their desktops, not at all, it means we need to try and do our best for people to feel at home again, but on top of a brand new base, a new layer of technology, one that is actively supported upstream and that can be maintained properly going forward. From a technological point of view, Gnome 3 is a fantastic desktop, and itâ€™s getting better with every new release. It will take time for Linux Mint to develop a Gnome 3 desktop that is on-par with what we had with Gnome 2, but eventually weâ€™ll be able to do much more with it than was possible with the traditional desktop. With this in mind, the future of Linux Mint is Gnome 3, the present of Linux Mint is a simple question: â€œHow do we make people like Gnome 3? And what do we provide as an alternative to those who still do not want to change?â€. Continued at above link. -----signature----- (none)
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Vyxar Title: Arbiter Elegantiarum Posts: 11,499 Registered: Mar 13, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 9,375 User ID: 656,876	Subject: Linux Mint sees 40% user increase in a single month
	not surprised at all. -----signature----- Vyxar Master Eldritch Shadow Legacy 12,11,11,11,10,10,10,9,8,7,7,7,6,6,6,6,5 etc... Marubaloobalah - "Mediocre people that don't know they are mediocre are like the homosexual to your hate crime."
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