Default Theme v. Community

[Robert Brimhall]

I agree with the last bit. I will keep using Ubuntu b/c it works. I
won't be using the default theme... I see nothing wrong with it... I
just happen to like the pre-warty final "plain" theme more. I can't
see myself promoting Ubuntu to others though... I think the new
default theme is a little to... cheesey IMHO... anyways, it would be
good to hear from the devs on this issue a little more in detail.


On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:44:04 -0400, dave <dave at rodrig.com> wrote:
> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 11:08:06AM -0500, Jason Bradley Nance wrote:
> >
> >
> >>However, it seems that the developers have come down and very politely and
> >>eloquently said "too bad".
> >
> >
> > I disagree with this assessment.  On what concrete evidence is it based?
> >
> 
> "Too bad" might be a tad strong, but I get the feeling the developers
> aren't taking this issue anywhere near as seriously as the rest of us.
> This is due to the near-total lack of an official response. From Mark
> Shuttleworth, we got "this is exactly what the mailing list is for,
> we'll see what happens" (*not* his exact words, but what I got from it),
> and that was it. I have no idea whatsoever what Canonical's position is
> on whether or not this theme will remain on as the default.
> 
> Someone posted earlier that the theme issue was being discussed on
> ubuntu-devel. I searched that list using Gmane, but couldn't find any
> thread that looked as if it might be related. Of course, I may have
> overlooked it, please correct me if I did.
> 
> Again, to reiterate, the theme is not acceptable in many settings. I
> think we've gotten that message loud and clear. Even so, I started to
> second-guess myself a little bit. It's not that bad, I told myself. It's
> no big deal. So, I switched back to the theme in question. I brought my
> laptop to work, as sort of a little experiment, since my workplace is a
> little more liberal than most. I booted up and inside of 5 minutes I had
> changed my background back to the tame ubuntu background. I couldn't go
> through with it, I couldn't let anyone see it.
> 
> Also, I asked my wife what she thought of the theme. She told me that it
> reminded her of an advertisement for a spa. She doesn't have issue with
> the models, their proximity to each other, or their lack of clothing,
> and neither do I. But she did say that she didn't care for the theme in
> general and would not use herself. She'd only use personal photos of
> loved ones on her background.
> 
> I sincerely hope Canonical isn't simply riding this storm out. I'd like
> to know what the official word might be, or if it's even being
> discussed. It will play a real part in whether or not I am willing to
> actively promote Ubuntu to friends and family. I will definitely
> continue to use Ubuntu as my distro of choice no matter what happens,
> but, at this point, I'm not sure I'll tell anyone about it.
> 
> Dave
> 
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