On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:11 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bear with me guys, I'm a noob to this mailing list. > I don't seem to understand why we discuss this kind of stuff here, > I though we had no control over what gets shipped with Ubuntu.
"No control" doesn't mean we don't affect. This list is absolutely about making Ubuntu beautiful and everyone who desires to do so should be part of this community and work together to create themes and packages. Can we create the next theme for Ubuntu? Yes, we can. And we should create themes of a calibre and quality that we feel is required of a theme that will be included in the desktop. However we as an art team do not choose the themes that go on the CD currently. The reason for this is because up till now we have not been able to consistently produce good solutions. There are a few of us who have been petitioning throughout this release cycle to focus on producing _usable_ output. This is harder than it sounds because it requires more than just a good idea. (we're making progress) Once we get that step figured out then we'll focus on producing usable and _exquisitely beautiful_ output that people will rally around for inclusion on the CD. Throughout this process we will show the decisions makers that we are an _effective team_ who produces quality material that can meet their demands and expectations and that we are ready for added responsibility. Kind of like the proverb, "he who is trustworthy with a little can be trusted with much." Community created themes exist in Universe but nothing new has been added recently (that I know of). First we'll get stuff into a PPA, then we'll work on Universe. Then we can aim for main. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
