Hi Friends,
I was just looking at the About Screen Contest InkSpace page:
https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=about-screen-contest/
after Martin asked on the User list if people would test uploading on this
page:
https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=about-screen-contest/about-test-contest/
And I noticed the description on the first page, which is:
"When the Inkscape team and community is winding down development and
preparing to release the next version we invite our artist users to help us
make Inkscape stand out by drawing an About Screen. Our goal is to show off
what the new version of Inkscape can do in an artistic manner. We don't have
a particular theme, but it should be smart, attractive and show off the best
you can do in Inkscape."
I think the tone reinforces a separation between the user and
development communities, so I suggested the following change. However, I
would also welcome others to tweak on it, since I'm sure it could be
improved even further.
(And of course I can't actually perform the edit, because I don't
have the right kind of access for that.)
"Long time Inkscape users may have noticed that the About screen (Help menu
> About) is different for each major version of Inkscape. Traditionally,
when development is winding down, and just before each new version is
released, the community celebrates by holding a contest to choose a new
image for the About screen. The goal is to show off what the new version
can do, in an artistic manner, as well as to announce the release (with
flair???). Please see [link] for more information."
So I eliminated any mentioning of separate communities, explained
what the About screen is, and about the contest. I dropped that part about
the theme, because it seems to belong more in the instructions for the
contest. I don't actually know where the instructions are yet. But if this
is where they are supposed to be, then of course it needs a lot more
editing! And I added a link to the instructions or other additional info.
Please tweak away :-)
Thank you very much,
brynn
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