I haven't upgraded to edgy yet, looks like it's a good idea. Marking as unconfirmed, perhaps somebody else jumped on edgy and get the same issue than you
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Unconfirmed -- Freeze on load https://launchpad.net/bugs/49496 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs