[ubuntu-art] Community Themes Brainstorm

[Matthew Lye]

Anyone wanting to run some themeing tutorials ( GTK themeing + GDM &
metacity) in IRC let me know and Ill get it set up for you. There are
already packaging tutorials in operation as listed in the Fridge.

-Matthew Lye

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determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor.
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On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Who <mailforwho at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:52 AM, John Baer <baerjj at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Key points put forward on this list are:
> >
>
> This is awesome :) I'm pleased to see organisation and discussion in a
> direction away from the default theme. Spot on.
>
> I tried to instigate a process like this a few years ago - but there
> was basically no take up. I think reading through
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2008-January/004821.html
> Clearly, something in that process wasn't right because it didn't bear
> any fruit! For edgy we were more successful, and Frank Schoep, who
> coordinated that process replied with his thoughts to the thread
> above.
>
> Having a look at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/ThemeTeams
> and
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Blubuntu/
> might be useful for ideas about how to organise this (The first link
> was not a success, so bear that in mind!)
>
> Before I start I think my answers to the below will make more sense if
> I say that I think we should not limit what we make installable to a
> selected set of themes. All the themes we make should be packaged
> (with LP this is easy, right?) and then we should take a selection of
> those packaged themes and make a metapackage called
> 'ubuntu-community-thmes' for the 'best' themes that we want to
> showcase. If someone wants to find out about a theme we made on the
> wiki and install it from the repos rather than manually, why should we
> limit them?
>
> > 1) Define guidelines for inclusion
>
>
> a) Packaged
> b) Provides unique GTK, Metacity (bonus points for wallpaper, GDM, usplash,
> etc)
> c) Has a maintainer prepared to handle bugs for this theme through the
> cycle
> d) Developed by people on the list, or with the explicit
> collaboration/contact with the original author if bits from other
> places ar used. I really wouldn't expect unique icon themes for this
> cycle, for example!
>
> I think completeness should be strongly considered - If someone/some
> people create a theme with a usplash, GDM, Desktop, GTK, Metacity,
> emerald, lock screen dialog, icon, GTK and QT  themes that match then
> this should go in above a similar or even 'more popular' GTK/metacity
> only theme. One reason I suggest doing this is that it incentivises
> creation of complete, thorough themes!
>
>
> > 2) Define milestones and deadlines dates
>
> I thought through this before and lined up art deadlines with
> deadlines in the release cycle.  (see
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/ThemeTeams)
>
> We were late to the party back then, and so I think everything should
> come forward a bit, probably.
>
> I would say the milestones and rough deadlines are
> a) Rules of Engagement - to be done by end of UDS
> b) Themes put forward with idea/brainstorm page so other team members
> can decide which theme to help with
> c) Around alpha 2 get first set of packages done
> d) Alpha 3 ish - Packes in REVU for inclusion in Universe THIS NEEDS
> TO BE BEFORE UVF Universe!
> e) official first release in alphas - publicity for testing - we want
> to be operating with LP bugtrackers for each theme at this stage. I
> suggest at this stage all themes have their name ON THE BACKGROUND so
> bugs get reported to right community theme,
> f) In line with the main distro final deadline we want images/artwork
> finished to leave lots of time for bugfixing, final packaging, quality
> improvements, etc
>
>
> > 3) Define the decision process
> >
>
> All themes that get into universe should be in
> ubuntu-community-themes-extra metacpackage
>
> A select few complete and excellent themes in
> ubuntu-community-themes
>
> > I would add ...
> >
> > 4) Define the process to remove a submission
>
> Why? But if we need to can't we just close the LP team for it and
> remove the package?
>
> > 5) Define packaging and support requirements
>
> See above:
> a )Must be packaged and in REVU by UVF for Universe. We should try and
> use LP from the start.
> b) Must have a 'maintainer' prepared to handle all bugs. Maintenance
> team preferred.
>
> > Are there others?
>
> I think we should run a few 'Theme Schools' in IRC leading up to the
> deadline for putting forward a theme
>
> a) GTK themeing
> b) GDM & metacity
> c) PACKAGING and using BZR and LKP <-- maybe run this one twice to
> ensure everyone can make it
>
>
> > John
>
> I also think there should be an 'Artist in Chief' to facilitate the
> whole process and ultimately make the final decision of themes for the
> showcase package (taking into account the opinions of the community).
> This leader should probably be elected (I would not be against Ken
> appointing someone either, tbh), but things like 'can make UDS' might
> be important criteria for the leader.
>
> This sounds exciting! I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do!
> Who
>
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