5.5 is a buggy mess and why I am still sticking with 4.0 until the next LTS.
If the Trisquel team is trying to go with the Gnome 2 look, they either need
to find more ways to hack Gnome Panel or switch over to MATE or XFCE
completely. The current implementation is not working.
Will we see 6 anytime soon? Who really knows. This is kinda proof where free
software projects lag behind when there isn't corporate backing or some
Kickstarter campaign.
The original poster does have a point in getting some type of update on 6.
For those that contribute money to Ruben every month... are any of you
worried in how your money is spent when he isn't giving you updates. He does
owe you guys some faith that this project is still somewhat active.