Hi Ilya,
This is mostly my fault as the poll did indeed have a "keep the current
logo" option in the beginning, but I recommended removing it after
seeing the poll live on discuss.kde.org. The reason for that
recommendation was because the results of the poll are themselves a set
of options for the Plasma devs to consider, and they (we) always have
the option of not taking any of them. So from that perspective a "keep
the current logo" option would be redundant and have the potential to
reduce the number of options available for the Plasma devs to consider.
However I also see how the lack of a "keep the current logo" option
makes people who don't want any chance and who aren't or don't see
themselves as Plasma devs feel silenced. That was definitely not the
intention, even though I can see how the result was perceived that way
anyway.
And to reiterate, there was never intended to be any pressure on Plasma
devs to choose a new logo. As I understand it, the ideal behind the poll
was to pick the three most popular options and weigh them against the
current logo.
Nate
On 12/6/23 00:34, Ilya Bizyaev wrote:
Hello Paul,
Could you explain why there is no option for the current Plasma logo? I
would like to vote for keeping the existing logo, as I prefer it to the
options listed in the poll. Shouldn't Plasma developers be able to see
how the votes for the new logos compare to the current one, to make an
informed decision?
Not voting at all is not a solution because it is ambiguous: it could be
interpreted as not caring or supporting whichever new logo that poll
ends up "electing". "Non-bindingness" is also not an answer, because the
developers will feel pressured by the community to comply with the poll
results, even though they will be incomplete.
Best regards,
Ilya
On 5 December 2023 21:17:53 CET, Paul Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Community Members,
We have trimmed down all the proposals from KDE aficionados for the
new Plasma
logo taken from here:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-about-a-new-logo-for-plasma-6/6206
<https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-about-a-new-logo-for-plasma-6/6206>
to 6 (you know: as in Plasma _6_) and made a poll to determine the
all time
favourite.
If you would like to vote on the poll, please go here:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-logo-final-selection-and-poll/8001
<https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-logo-final-selection-and-poll/8001>
The three most voted options will be passed on to the Plasma
developers for
their consideration. Please note that this poll is **NON-BINDING** and
changing the logo will depend on the willingness of the Plasma devs.
They will
have the final say.
Either way, the change, if it happens, is unlikely to occur in time
for Plasma
6.0, as the project is currently in Feature Freeze. This means that
only
corrections, bug squashing, and minor tweaking is going on. Nothing
new may be
added at this stage. So if the devs do decide to change the logo,
this won’t
happen until at least Plasma 6.1.
This poll will finish and be closed in one week.
May the best design win!
Cheers
Paul
