If we have someone who does a proper maintaining process, I'm all in. However, wouldn't maintaining out own PPA be a better solution?
Chers. On 19 February 2014 14:05, Satyajit Sahoo <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, there are not a plenty of glitches if the theme is well maintained. > > Anyways, I had talked with Alfredo about this before. If you guys > agree, then some packager could take the task of putting it into the > Ubuntu archives. > > On 19 February 2014 16:59, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Satyajit, > > I think you have really left this a bit late. > > > > While I am not opposed to shipping extra themes, I will not be putting > a > > non-default theme in ubuntu-gnome-default-settings. Despite what you say, > > GTK themes do break each and every cycle, perhaps not as critical but > still > > plenty of glitches etc. I also have a suspicion that people looking for a > > theme, are at a first instance going to search google for it, rather than > > checking what is installed. > > > > Now the right way to do this would be to get your theme into the ubuntu > > Archives as a package, then we could get it included in the default > install > > (as an additional theme) if the rest of the artwork team are happy with > > that. All of this may be a little late for trusty however you could > atleast > > try. > > > > > > Tim > > > > On 19/02/14 21:51, Satyajit Sahoo wrote: > > > > Waiting for inputs from Ali, Alfredo and other team members. > > > > On Wednesday, 19 February 2014, Satyajit Sahoo <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> No, not as the default theme. Just an additional theme as another > choice. > >> Like additional background. > >> > >> > >> On 19 February 2014 01:06, Fran Dieguez <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> On mar 18 feb 2014 20:16:56 CET, Satyajit Sahoo wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I have been busy due to my exams. My exams will finish on 22nd. So I > >>>> can be back in action after that. > >>>> > >>>> For now, when I joined, I talked with Alfredo with the possibility of > >>>> including new themes and wallpapers. The wallpaper contest is already > >>>> live. So lets come to the themes. > >>>> > >>>> We cannot include a Gnome Shell theme for obvious reasons. They break > >>>> every release, and when a user installs a newer Gnome version through > >>>> PPA, it'll be pretty broken. > >>>> > >>>> Coming to GTK themes, they no longer break for quite a few Gnome > >>>> releases. New widgets are introduced, but the theme is backwards > >>>> compatible. So I think it's safe to include a GTK theme. I'll make > >>>> sure it is updated for latest GNOME. > >>>> > >>>> I have a theme, named Evolve <http://fav.me/d4dn66o>, that I would > >>>> > >>>> propose to include in Ubuntu GNOME. > >>>> > >>>> It doesn't use any engine, so no extra dependency. Let me know what > >>>> you think. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Satyajit Sahoo > >>>> Profile - Facebook, Google+ > >>>> Artwork - DeviantArt > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Does it mean that the default GTK theme will be replaced? In that case > I > >>> will be completely against the change, as we are Ubuntu GNOME (for > good and > >>> bad). > >>> > >>> Regards. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Satyajit Sahoo > >> Profile - Facebook, Google+ > >> Artwork - DeviantArt > > > > > > > > -- > > Satyajit Sahoo > > Profile - Facebook, Google+ > > Artwork - DeviantArt > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome > > > > > > -- > Satyajit Sahoo > Profile - Facebook, Google+ > Artwork - DeviantArt > > -- > Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome >
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