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Many users have to decide whether they want to go for Unity or Gnome-Shell. Both new desktops have their pros and cons. For me it feels like splitting the community. Therefore I'm interested to know if there are any efforts going on to combine the best of both worlds.

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This question is being closed, not because of it's merits as a question, but simply because it's not a suitable format for Ask Ubuntu. It's hard to say with certainty if it is or not without having the actual authors of such a merge come forward and say so. This question also has a high potential to become flame bait. – Marco Ceppi♦ Oct 18 '11 at 22:33
There aren't plans that I know of but even if there were, would they be considered for implementation by anyone? There are both ideological and technological differences between the Unity/Compiz and Gnome-Shell/Mutter camps that don't mix. In order for there to be only one left, one or both has to concede on its stance and it's far too early for that to happen. Time will tell us which users get on with better and even if there's a clear winner, both desktops will probably remain supported indefinitely. – Oli♦ Oct 18 '11 at 22:39

closed as not constructive by Jorge Castro, htorque, jrg♦, Marco Ceppi♦ Oct 18 '11 at 22:33

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