On Thursday 04 September 2008 15:19:38 Danny Piccirillo wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 04 September 2008 14:15:50 Danny Piccirillo wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thursday 04 September 2008 13:46:13 Danny Piccirillo wrote: > > > > > I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but i've been > > > > > trying > > > > to > > > > > > > think of ways to get new, better themes into Ubuntu. What i mean > > > > > is, > > > > > > > > every > > > > > > > > > release, we see beautiful mockups, but nothing ever comes of it. I > > > > > think something needs to change so that these mockups have a chance > > > > of > > > > > > > getting worked on. If not this, i think something should be done > > > > > differently to address this problem-- it doesn't matter what. My > > > > > idea is simply that > > > > > > > > after > > > > > > > > > every LTS release, a mockup is voted on to work on for the next LTS > > > > > release, giving plenty of time to work on it. Is this reasonable? > > > > Would > > > > > > > this work? > > > > > > > > Shortly before 8.04 (Hardy Heron) it was decided that the LTS release > > > > is > > > > > > the > > > > final release in an artwork cycle, exactly as you suggest. > > > > > > Hm, are these themes chosen for inclusion in intrepid? Because i was > > > thinking the problem may have been that the themes didn't have enough > > > > time > > > > > to get worked on. This is why i thought choosing the theme for the next> > > >chive>) so that everyone can test > > > > them without having to compile anything themselves. Our next step is > > > > to include these in the next Intrepid Ibex alpha so keep any eye out > > > > for them there if you aren't interested or don't have the time to > > > > check > > > > them > > > > > > out via the PPA I mentioned. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kenneth Wimer > > > > LTS > > > > > at the current LTS might be a better idea. > > > > Yes, these themes will be included in Intrepid. An LTS release has to be > > stable and is, as the name implies, supported over a long term and > > therefor is the wrong place to include new, untested themes. > > Exactly the reason i thought choosing themes to work on for the next LTS at > the LTS before would be a good idea. This way they can be worked on for a > long time and with focus on the few themes that are chosen. Am i > misunderstanding you? Is this already what is done?
Almost. They are picked after the LTS, once they have been proposed and made it to a level in which it actualy works and has some respose from users so we have an idea about the popularity. Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
