On 06/21/2012 04:08 PM, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > Howdy, desktop, > > As many of you know, we're tragically close to freeze. As a result, the > usual process of voting, debating and picking a theme via consensus is > not really possible. There was also a distinct lack of interest in such > a process, as well. > > I've taken it upon myself to start getting desktop-base into shape for > wheezy. > > I've picked the "Joy"[1] theme by Adrien Aubourg as the default > for Debian 7.0, which features a tasteful, understated and classic > look, something that both identifies as Debian while still maintaining > an air of professionalism. > > Congrats, and thank you Adrien! > > I'd like to thank everyone who submited artwork, and express how > impressed I am with the artistic talent we have in Debian. > > I'd like to also give high honors to the "Roj"[2] theme, as well as the > "7th Element"[3] theme. If there was more time before freeze, I'd love to > have seen a working mockup of 7th Element. I don't think anyone will > argue that 7th Element had one of the most jaw-dropping and impressive > login designs I've ever seen. > > The plan for wheezy is as follows: > > * I've pushed changes to desktop-base to SVN. > > * Once I give it some finial polish, I will target an upload to experimental, > where it will (hopefully) recieve some testing, feedback and patches. > > * Once it's in good shape, or directly before freeze, an upload to > unstable will be targeted. > > Cheers, > - Paul > > [1]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Joy > [2]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Roj > [3]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/7th-element
I'm a latecomer here, but I have to tell you that I think your choice for the default is a terrific one. I liked the much busier (and often-maligned) space-fun theme for Squeeze, too. But this is just about as classy as it can be. I looked over the various themes posted, and I have to agree with you that our contributors were very gifted. I hope they know how much a community like this appreciates their efforts. Any chance of having alternates from this list available through debian-alternatives? the worrier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
