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[Alan Bell <alanbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27/04/16 14:21, Mark wrote:
> With huge respect, carriers are a poor reason to change the Ubuntu 
> brand (or to do anything for that matter imo), and it can only be 
> detrimental to the product. That said , Linux is all about 
> customisation, so, shouldn't the user be able to define... 
nah, Linux is all about  being a kernel, Free Software is all about 
protecting the freedoms of the user, Ubuntu is not all about 
customisation, it is all about delivering Free Software, to an 
opinionated design.
You are not really meant as a user to change things, you are meant to 
like what the design team give you and they are designing a finished 
article, not a framework for you to work within. There is no theme 
switcher, no way to change the fonts or sizes, no accessibility support 
etc. none of that is designed in to the product. Some of it may be added 
later, but it isn't an input into the design process - it is much more 
art than architecture.

I have no clue if the carriers or handset folk are driving this change 
(actually I am fairly sure they have no opinion on precise shades of 
Orange, but they might want the flat greys plus RGB which make up the 
rest of the palette) that is just idle speculation.

Alan.