Re: [Ayatana] OMG!Ubuntu a bane or a boon? [was]Re: The new default wallpaper

[Mohammed Amine IL Idrissi <ilidrissiamine@xxxxxxxxx>]

Vish, I agree that some of the comments are rude, but the fact that
there are that many comments stating that the wallpaper is 'ugly'
means there must be a legitimate concern. Conscious User opened this
topic for us to share our thoughts, so we should keep it to that.

Thank you,
Mohamed Amine IL Idrissi

PS: As for my personal opinion, I think that mixing orange and
aubergine doesn't fit very well. Maybe we should make the orange color
more "dark"?

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Vishnoo <vish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 08:23 -0300, Conscious User wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Some of you might be already aware of the controversy caused
>> by the (supposed) new default wallpaper:
>>
>> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/ubuntu-1010-default-wallpaper.html
>> http://humphreybc.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/the-joke-that-is-mavericks-default-wallpaper/
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/625193
>>
>> Because no one at the bug report mentioned the problem here,
>> despite being repeatedly recommended by Vish to doing so, I
>> am bringing up the subject.
>>
>> Personally, I must admit I have never seem such a heavy
>> backlash before.
>
> Backlash? Where?
> Are we now considering the above mentioned blog as a representative of
> the whole Ubuntu community?
>
> Some of the comments there are often highly disrespectful to upstream
> GNOME authors and I have personally seen upstream authors take offense
> to the comments on that blog. [at times to the articles too] And had to
> say that those are not the views of the whole Ubuntu community.
>
> What worries me is that, if we consider those blog comments to be a
> representative of the whole Ubuntu community, then Upstream is justified
> at being offended.
>
> There is constructive criticism and there is just criticism/cynicism.
> Anonymity does not give a person the instant right to be rude.
>
> While it is easy for someone to make a passing comment about upstreams,
> it becomes a waste of time for people who have to interact with
> upstreams.
> We could all be more productive if people spent half that time, they
> spend commenting, on something more useful.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Vish
>
>
>
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