Will the upcoming "Gnomebuntu" be an official variant?
Solution 1:
- The upcoming 12.10 release of "Gnomebuntu" will NOT be official, only a "community release".
- But according to "Gnomebuntu's" lead packager/developer Jeremy Bicha, the goal is to eventually "be an official recognized flavor."
- No timeline is given, but we can hope this will happen by Ubuntu 13.04!
- In the meanwhile, the "official" source for all things "Gnomebuntu" is this Ubuntu Forums thread.
As of 13.04 Ubuntu Gnome Remix is now an official Ubuntu derivative under the name "Ubuntu GNOME".