Hehe, I think that thread just got way off topic and everyone forgot what list they were posting in. No crazy expectations from me! There do seem to be a lot of creative individuals (in terms of UI design) on this list. Hoping they keep an eye on the other ones, too...
A crazy ideas project would be a fantastic thing. Nice idea, Mikkel! Bye, -Dylan On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have really tried to keep this short. > > > The Problem: > > I have been a bit distressed about some of the latest activity on this > list. A lot of people seem to be posting ideas about new features they > want implemented in the desktop. In short: I don't think this is > something we can address on the artwork team. Read on. > > When you put a bunch of creative people in a "room" ideas and passion > will grow, and this is a good thing. If this creative energy is not > channeled the right way frustration will build up. > > There is simply *no way* the current art team can even begin to > implement the all the ideas discussed here. Or even new features at > all. Minor patching to a selected theme engine is probably as far as > it can go (maybe not even that). > > If a feature cannot be readily implemented in the gtkrc and/or > metacity theme, then you should be able to provide the patch your > self. Otherwise it is likely you are wasting your time because the > mockups will only collect dust in the archives. > > > The Solution: > > - Write down guidelines for what the artwork team do (themes, > wallpapers, icons) and also what it does not do - ie. coding. A > summary of this can be put on the mailman subscription page (I think > anybody with list admin right can do this). > > - Harness the creative energies in another medium. Create > labs.ubuntu.com. A place to juggle about wild ideas, mockups, code > snippets etc. Mailing list + wiki + launchpad should be a good > foundation here. I think the platform is somewhat already there now > with the forums and various mailing lists, but a more coherent whole > could be good. > > > Remember: > > I am not trying to criticize anyone, only trying to better the > situation for all of us. > > Cheers, > Mikkel > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >
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