An Ubuntu based off of Budgie could be in the works

Dunno how I missed this earlier, but here you go:

https://xpressubuntu.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/ubuntu-budgie/
https://xpressubuntu.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/budgie-remix-is-born/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/477icg/mark_shuttleworth_will_support_a_budgiedesktop/

I know that MATE is more supported and Budgie did not make the cutoff for Ubuntu 16.04 (for which Trisquel 8 is based on), but it something to follow down the road. I still think MATE has way more features at this point.