On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Bharat Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2. Canonical would always prefer conservative themes to go out. Conservative > themes would be what the mainstream default desktop will eventually be.
If you would have asked me before Hardy if something as exciting as the heron wallpaper would be the default desktop I would have said there's no way. As a matter of fact, when I first saw it I was excited by its beauty but dismayed that it would have to go before release and made a copy of it in my Documents folder so I could switch back when that eventual update came and replaced it with some abstract curvy lines. But, wonder of wonders, the decision makers liked the Heron and it stayed! What I'm saying is, be careful of your preconceived notions about what the default theme has to look like. If something is truly beautiful then it may be acceptable for use as the default on the desktop. There are some obvious principles we must adhere to (distinct ubuntu color scheme, universal appeal, etc), but otherwise, the goal should be something that is usable and beautiful. Especially at this point in the development cycle. IMHO, shoot for the moon. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
