Hi All, I'm very reluctant to bring up issues at this late date or to criticize volunteer contributions, but when I had to reboot my edubuntu desktop for the first time in a while, I was taken aback by the new Edubuntu Default desktop.
The retouched drawing of a girl with a superimposed smiley face staring at me off my desktop is just creepy, and while it is impossible to please everyone, I think one of the top priorities of a default deskop image is to be not disturbing to any potential users. Also, I don't understand what the stripes at the bottom of the screen are supposed to be doing graphically, and I don't even want to start with the politics of a perfectly white girl on the desktop of a distribution aimed in part at the developing world. Nor do I really understand why she's reclining. Beyond that, it is my understanding that Edubuntu is aimed at primary and secondary schools. My other objections notwithstanding, this desktop would be completely inappropriate for older students. I keep an artist with an MFA in digital media living in my parlour for circumstances like this one, and I've tasked her with cranking something out by tomorrow, so perhaps I'll have a last minute submission. Otherwise, I would strongly urge the project to play it safe and use Jonathan Carter's "Waves" background on the art.ubuntu.com site. It is important to remember that this desktop pattern will often be repeated over 20 or 30 displays in a lab. It ought not to be overly loud or busy. --Tom -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
