Hi Graham, :-) On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 15:12, Graham Lauder <[email protected]> wrote: > I would oppose this in the strongest possible terms, when that has been done > in the past, the artist, disappears after taking the glory and they are never > seen again. The art project became almost irrelevant because contributions > were confined to birthday cakes and the occasional brochure and all of the > high profile work went to the corporate staff or contractors hired by > corporate partners. if they feel strong enough about contributing they will > join the community and contribute like the rest of us without the so called > "generosity" of doing it "pro bono". > > We have the chance to build up the art project again by giving people > meaningful projects, don't let's screw that up by bringing in "fly by > nighters". Longstanding contribution to the project should be prerequisite.
If I got a green light from you guys to go talent-scouting for graphic artists, I'd certainly prefer to bring home long-term recruits rather than occasional contributors. That being said, some of the highly-talented graphic artists out there might not have the time or inclination to get involved on a permanent basis. Yet, IMHO, it would be sad to refuse freely-contributed work of major value to this community-owned project simply because the person or people are not long-standing "club members"... Plus, some of the artists out there have made very tangible contributions to free software... Everaldo is only one example with his LinspireClear and CrystalClear icon sets - there are various others too. Some of them truly show a touch of genius in their field. What's more, IMHO, if one were to take a closed-minded attitude about work contributions, one would be walking straight back to the entrenched mind sets that were the among the reasons cited by TDF founders for forking from OOo in the first place... Give some new blood a chance, too? Judge their offerings on their merits? Just my 0.2 cents. :-) David Nelson -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
