Call for Unity7 Distro name:

[dale-f-beaudoin]

@Blenderudit

By the way, is there already a plan about how to handle gnome native apps such as nautilus? If I remember correctly, some apps were retained at a lower version and patched to have a nice look and feel integrated in Unity but now that Ubuntu is going full gnome, what’s gonna happen with these issues?

We are going to keep nautilus for now unless it is suggested otherwise. One of the plans is use nemo in 18.10. If ubuntu-unity becomes official flavor then perhaps we can incorporate some of these ideas during this cycle.

Wow… thanks for your positive review.

Regards…

[thehannibal]

Name “Ubuntu Unity 7 Desktop Experience” sounds Good. Totally OPTIONAL: if possible add Nemo with Unity patches with a good default icon set and desktop theme.

[GizmoChicken]

@dale-f-beaudoin

@popey

I would strongly steer away from *buntu names. Instead, we already have a well established naming scheme.

Ubuntu Foo Remix. So in your case this would be “Ubuntu Unity Remix”, or “Ubuntu Unity 7 Remix” to make it clear, and differentiate from a possible “Ubuntu Unity 8 Remix”.

Thanks for all this input. From legal we can use Ubuntu Unity 7 Desktop Experience or ubuntu-unity. The reason I want to use ubuntu-unity is so we do not lock it into a version number.

I second that you follow the well established naming scheme mentioned by @popey, and suggest that you use “Ubuntu Unity Remix” for now.

Hopefully, “Ubuntu Unity Remix” will someday ship with both Unity 7 and Unity 8 (or Yunit or another related fork). And hopefully, someday soon after that, “Ubuntu Unity Remix” will become an official flavour, and which time it should be renamed simply as “Ubuntu Unity” much like other flavours are named.

[Wimpress]

When Ubuntu MATE was going through this process I was advised that the *ubuntu names were now protected and should not be used.

As @popey said, current convention is Ubuntu Thing Remix while your flavour is unofficial. Once you’ve got the builds running on Launchpad, you’re now an official flavour, and you can drop the Remix and just become Ubuntu Thing.

I like Ubuntu Unity, it clearly describes what the distro is. I agree with @Blenderudit that the trailing Edition is superfluous. @dale-f-beaudoin I think you’re wise to avoid the number 7 in the name

[jasonflindt]

Plus 1 for ubuntu Unity .

[dale-f-beaudoin]

@Wimpress

I like Ubuntu Unity, it clearly describes what the distro is. I agree with

Hi Martin,

This is what we are looking forward to use so as to keep the prospect of further development of Unity open later in this cycle , or , perhaps the next.

@Wimpress

As @popey said, current convention is Ubuntu Thing Remix while your flavour is unofficial. Once you’ve got the builds running on Launchpad, you’re now an official flavour, and you can drop the Remix and just become Ubuntu Thing.

I am working with CL on this very thing. Thats about all I can say on that matter atm. But you are right - so we are respectful of this and if re-arrangements have to be made , they will. Your help and advice greatly appreciated.

Regards…

[Wimpress]

@dale-f-beaudoin In addition to getting legal approval you will also need to seek approval from the Technical Board to add a new flavour.

Here is my request for Ubuntu MATE:

• Ubuntu MATE Remix is seeking official flavor status

[3v1n0]

@Wimpress

I think you’re wise to avoid the number 7 in the name

Totally agree… I’ve always hated that name, there was really no point of adding a static number (especially when it was in the year of win7), but it wasn’t my fault .

So please don’t.

[dale-f-beaudoin]

Thanks Martin,

I had sent an e-mail off to the Technical Board. Will Cooke said this would be painless hehehe If I hear anything I will apprise the team forthright.

Regards…

[popey]

I don’t see the mail to the techboard in the archive. Where did you send it? https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/

[dale-f-beaudoin]

@popey

I don’t see the mail to the techboard in the archive. Where did you send it? The technical-board Archives

technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com

@popey

If you see it I would appreciate any input you have on possible edits I could insert.

Regards…

[dale-f-beaudoin]

Hi Team and all,

I now have the license to distribute ‘Ubuntu Unity 7 Desktop Experience’ and the caveat ‘ubuntu-unity’ along with all the ubuntu trademarks and logos. I would like to thank everyone for your patience.

Regards…

[ian-weisser]

Since this is now a settled issue, I’m going to lock the thread here to prevent future posts from muddying the waters.