Linux Mint devs will mantain a classical Gnome versione without Gnome-Shell and without Unity. There is some intention to include this version in portage tree? it would be a great alternative to Gnome 3 with Gnome-Shell. Reproducible: Always
I don't understand your bug report. Please develop your thoughts more.
I'm asking if you can mantain in portage tree the next version of gnome patched by Linux Mint devs in alternative to the Gnome 3 desktop based entirely on Gnome-Shell.
I think we should close this bug as "LATER" since we still don't know how will maintain gnome-panel and so.
We will try to still provide gnome-panel and related stuff, upstream is also working on a "fallback" mode without gnome-shell for people having problems with 3D and so.