I can also confirm this kind of behaviour. I started with kubuntu 8.04, installed ubuntu-desktop and gnomes worked fine in 8.04, then upgraded to 8.10 Beta (12 days from release) and I get KNetworkManager Instead of NetworkManager in my panel.
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