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So? To me it just means more people are following the development of future versions of Ubuntu. As for staying on topic about the Background (not OMG Ubuntu). I don't see anything in that post on design.canonical.com that says the background is temporary. Though I did see in the comments the only mention of the background, and it wasn't a favorable one.
> From: vish@xxxxxxxxxx > To: seif@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:21:14 +0530 > CC: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] OMG!Ubuntu a bane or a boon? [was]Re: The new default wallpaper > > Before continuing, I'd like to remind that this is the second instance > within this cycle where a thread here is being brought due to a post on > the blog. Earlier, it was about the theme. > > > On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 17:50 +0200, Seif Lotfy wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:21 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? > > > > > > They are Ubuntu users and thus do indeed have to be heard. Unlike most > > of the "Ubuntu Community" who are active in the Ubuntu scene. The > > comments from OMG! Ubuntu as well as the launchpad bug comments > > represent people who are not blessed as Ubuntu community members, yet > > are part of the Ubuntu eco-system. Maybe we should take their opinion > > sometimes, especially if its very much heard. > > > > 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. > > > > > > And when they offend they apologize so we should all get over it > > already. > > > > 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. > > > > > > So any comment on something you don't agree with is not productive. I > > dont know where you are going with changing the subject of the mail > > but i think its offensive... > > No, I'm not saying everyone has to agree, as I said there needs to be > *constructive* criticism. Which is very much welcomed. And it does not > require a person to be rude. > > And I'm not talking about the articles themselves, I'm talking about the > comments since that was the rationale for the bug and the follow-up > consolidate! > > If I'm to mention about the articles, did anyone verify if it was indeed > the final wallpaper? It might well be! But, did anyone verify? Alteast > before consolidating all the negative comments in one place? > > I ask this now, because the earlier theme article lead to people > questioning the theme changes *here* on the Ayatana mailing list and as > we all now know its wasnt the default theme! > > You guys have a good platform but somehow it gets misused[by others]! > There needs to be a sanity check somewhere. Either better fact-checked > reporting [obviously people believe what you write] or we disregard > those comments as the pulse of the community[until something is actually > true]. > > -- > Cheers, > Vish > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp |