[ubuntu-art] How to provide more alternate wallpapers without influencing CD size requirements
Cory K.
coryisatm at ubuntu.com
Tue Jul 8 04:58:05 BST 2008
Brian Fleeger wrote:
> Actually, since it would be hosted by Canonical as opposed to Gnome,
> this would not be a fork. Gnome gets used by many distros, but only
> Canonical would want to control their unique user experience.
> Therefore it would only be appropriate for such a feature to be
> Ubuntu-specific, i.e. down-stream.
Incorrect. If the idea is to add things (a button or what have you) to
an app for users to click on that's a code fork. Staying as close to
upstream is always the name of the game.
A add-om package in the repos is the way to go. Trick is, letting people
know about it.
-Cory
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