Ubuntu10.10 intends not to list gnome-shell as the default Interface

The Ubuntu community has decided that gnome-shell will not be enabled as the default Interface in the next version 10.10. In fact, the reason is very simple. Although gnome-shell looks very beautiful and powerful, it is still very low in maturity. The appearance has been re-designed, and the interface has completely changed its usage. It is a challenge for developers and common users, because many habits need to be changed to adapt to the new interface. This is not the biggest problem. The most difficult to solve is the gnome-shell performance problem. Because gnome-s

The Ubuntu community has decided that gnome-shell will not be enabled as the default Interface in the next version 10.10.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Although gnome-shell looks very beautiful and powerful, it is still very low in maturity. The appearance has been re-designed, and the interface has completely changed its usage. It is a challenge for developers and common users, because many habits need to be changed to adapt to the new interface. This is not the biggest problem. The most difficult to solve is the gnome-shell performance problem. Because gnome-shell is highly dependent on clutter, clutter requires strong OpenGL acceleration to be smooth. Therefore, most open-source drivers are still unable to perform such acceleration tasks. The speed is very low and there are a lot of bugs, and the user experience is very poor. However, Ubuntu has promised to release a new theme in 10.10 to make up for regret.

Gnome-shell's statement does not affect GNOME 3's release plan yet. It was originally planned to be released this fall.