Community response of new ubuntu artwork

[Greg Graham]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:46:30 -0400, dave <dave at rodrig.com> wrote:
> Yes, but that's one part of the theme. What about GDM and the splash
> screen? He did say:
> 
> "This forum is where that controversy can be explored and where we can
> ultimately take a view on whether this theme is something that should 
> stay part of Ubuntu in future releases."
> 
> which is encouraging, but overall, it sounds as if these images are
> still slated to be included in the default theme (again, GDM and
> splash). It seems that most of us here believe that would be a *big*
> mistake.

I agree that having the "Human" Greeter as the default is a bad idea
if you're interested in the use of Ubuntu by the general public.
Whether you think it's silly or not, the fact is that the lack of
clothing on the people will alienate users with modest sensibilities,
thus limiting the impact of your software and your community.

-- 
Greg Graham
http://greg.grahamtx.net