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JorgePeixoto (talk | contribs) Importance=high; class=C - there is too much detail, and several sources are poor - primary sources, wikis, ask ubuntu, blogs; in fact, maybe quality should be "start". And if you disagree, discuss on the talk page (I am a newbie contributor) |
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==Desktop environment or interface?==
There seems to be some real debate about whether Unity should be considered a shell for Gnome, an interface or a new desktop environment that uses Gnome applications. The article has had several edits now to change this back and forth, but we need some reliable refs to come up with an answer. The [http://unity.ubuntu.com/about/ official Unity website] doesn't answer the question. The cited refs, like [http://www.pcworld.com/article/196009/ubuntu_unity_interface_tailored_for_netbook_screens.html?tk=mod_rel Proffitt], [http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/102610-is-unity-the-right-interface.html Noyes] and [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208708/canonical_ubuntu_splits_from_gnome_over_design_issues.html Jackson] all call it an "interface". Even [http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/383 Mark Shuttle worth] calls in "an interface", as does [http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/desktop-unity-your-questions-answered/ OMG Ubuntu] and even the official Ubuntu Unity package management page on [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity Launchpad]. Less reliable [[WP:SPS]] refs call it a desktop environment, like [http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2010/05/10/first-look-at-the-ubuntu-unity-desktop-environment/ Tombuntu]. Unless anyone can come up with some better refs I am thinking the article really needs to be moved to [[Unity interface]] and the text amended to reflect this. - [[User:Ahunt|Ahunt]] ([[User talk:Ahunt|talk]]) 14:41, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
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