Proposed F19 Feature: MATE Desktop 1.6

[Adam Williamson]

On Sun, 2013-01-27 at 18:26 +0000, Jaroslav Reznik wrote:
> = Features/MATE-Desktop-1.6 =
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MATE-Desktop-1.6
> 
> Feature owner(s): Dan Mashal <dan.mashal AT fedoraproject DOT org>
> 
> MATE Desktop is based on GNOME 2 and provides an intuitive and attractive 
> desktop to Linux users who seek a simple, easy to use traditional interface. 
> 
> == Detailed description ==
> MATE is a traditional Gnome 2 like desktop user interface. Many users have 
> expressed interest in this feature since Fedora 15 in which Fedora was 
> switched from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3.
> 
> For the advanced user that doesn't want a cutting edge desktop and just wants 
> to keep it simple this is perfect for them.
> 
> The popularity of MATE Desktop is very high. It is one of the 2 choices of 
> DE's for Linux Mint which is one of the most popular Linux distros out right 
> now.

I note this feature doesn't seem to incorporate adding a MATE spin - is
a separate feature page proposed for that, or is it considered parallel
to the feature process? Thanks.
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