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[Tyler Brainerd <tylerbrainerd@xxxxxxxxx>]

But those constellations will, indeed, look different and appear at
different times depending on where in the world you live.

Good idea though. I'd be in favor of it. I always liked those wallpapers
that show hourly views of the globe, including clouds and light.

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 09:25, Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> Something I wanted us to try was the idea of "convergence days", where
>> we'd publish a data file quietly which would say "on such and such a date,
>> try to be as close to this as possible", specifying the position and
>> parameters of the various effects / lights / features. That way, we'd have
>> weeks of divergence, then a "rush to convergence" over say 5 days, so on a
>> particular day everyone's desktop looks the same again.
>>
>> I thought of using constellations [..]
>>
>
> So you are suggesting Ubuntu may receive it's own nightsky? Constellations
> are a beautiful idea, cultures all over the planet (and perhaps all over
> other planets also) have been aware of constellations at all times, one of
> the oldest human observations at all.
>
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