[ubuntu-art] New Theme every LTS release

[Kenneth Wimer]

On Thursday 04 September 2008 15:19:38 Danny Piccirillo wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Kenneth Wimer <kwwii at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 September 2008 14:15:50 Danny Piccirillo wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Kenneth Wimer <kwwii at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 04 September 2008 13:46:13 Danny Piccirillo wrote:
> > > > > I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but i've been
> > > > > trying
> >
> > to
> >
> > > > > think of ways to get new, better themes into Ubuntu. What i mean
> > > > > is,
> > > >
> > > > every
> > > >
> > > > > release, we see beautiful mockups, but nothing ever comes of it. I
> > > > > think something needs to change so that these mockups have a chance
> >
> > of
> >
> > > > > getting worked on. If not this, i think something should be done
> > > > > differently to address this problem-- it doesn't matter what. My
> > > > > idea is simply that
> > > >
> > > > after
> > > >
> > > > > every LTS release, a mockup is voted on to work on for the next LTS
> > > > > release, giving plenty of time to work on it. Is this reasonable?
> >
> > Would
> >
> > > > > this work?
> > > >
> > > > Shortly before 8.04 (Hardy Heron) it was decided that the LTS release
> >
> > is
> >
> > > > the
> > > > final release in an artwork cycle, exactly as you suggest.
> > >
> > > Hm, are these themes chosen for inclusion in intrepid? Because i was
> > > thinking the problem may have been that the themes didn't have enough
> >
> > time
> >
> > > to get worked on. This is why i thought choosing the theme for the next> 
> > >chive>) so that everyone can test
> > > > them without having to compile anything themselves. Our next step is
> > > > to include these in the next Intrepid Ibex alpha so keep any eye out
> > > > for them there if you aren't interested or don't have the time to
> > > > check
> >
> > them
> >
> > > > out via the PPA I mentioned.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Kenneth Wimer
> >
> > LTS
> >
> > > at the current LTS might be a better idea.
> >
> > Yes, these themes will be included in Intrepid. An LTS release has to be
> > stable and is, as the name implies, supported over a long term and
> > therefor is the wrong place to include new, untested themes.
>
> Exactly the reason i thought choosing themes to work on for the next LTS at
> the LTS before would be a good idea. This way they can be worked on for a
> long time and with focus on the few themes that are chosen. Am i
> misunderstanding you? Is this already what is done?

Almost. They are picked after the LTS, once they have been proposed and made 
it to a level in which it actualy works and has some respose from users so we 
have an idea about the popularity.

Ken