While Ubuntu Linux has embraced the desktop in recent iterations, there have long been based on , , and LXDE, for example.

Now, it looks like fans of GNOME may soon get a community flavor of their very own.

"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," explained Ubuntu developer Jeremy Bicha in a recent on the GNOME mailing list.

"We'd Like to Use GNObuntu'

The naming of this new Ubuntu flavor is what's been drawing discussion over the past few days.