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[Vishnoo <vish@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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