Canonical is Seeking a Name for an Ubuntu/Gnome Spin!

At the Ubuntu Developer Summit in May, several of us that work with GNOME in Ubuntu discussed the need for a Ubuntu community derivative similar to Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and others but which will try to ship a relatively pure GNOME experience.

The traditional Ubuntu naming convention for these alternate flavors is “Gubuntu” but it seems that could cause confusion with the pronunciation of Google’s internal distribution Goobuntu. We’d like to instead use GNObuntu.

We want to run our proposed name past GNOME first to avoid the hassle and conflicts of being forced to later rename the project.

Thanks,
Jeremy