The theme issue: in search of a solution

[Fabio Mora]

Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:

> Many people have made it very clear that they see real deployment 
> issues with Ubuntu if it uses it's present artwork, whether they 
> object to it personally or not. I think we have established the 
> various viewpoints quite clearly now, but I wonder if we can start 
> looking at possible solutions?
>
> It is also clear that the Ubuntu team invested a great deal of effort 
> in this artwork, and most will agree that it is professionally done. 
> They want to focus on real people and have arranged a photo-shoot and 
> have had the graphics professionally prepared. They seem to be 
> committed to it and happy with it as they have posted the GDM screen 
> on their web page. That particular graphic is esp. symbolic since it 
> directly explains the meaning of the logo.
>
> My guess is that most people object to the splash and wallpaper 
> images, as they contain suggestions of nudity. Would it be possible to 
> work out a partial solution that most people could be happy with?
>
> An example:
>
> 1. Revert the splash screen to the original plain design with a simple 
> logo
> 2. Use the simple brown wallpaper with the logo (which I think is the 
> default now)
> 3. Tone down the GDM screen, while keeping the basic imagery of the 
> people.
>
> I've made a mock-up of what such a GDM might look like here:
> http://www.theopencd.net/ubuntu/GDMx2.png
>
> I would think that the current GDM screen is basically harmless, but 
> it does rather tend to jump out at you. I think that with these 
> changes, there should be no problem deploying it in companies, 
> schools, or libraries. What do others think?
>
> - Henrik
>
> ---
> Just to clarify: I am not an Ubuntu developer directly, though I do 
> have links with the project (Win-FOSS/LiveCD). I'm not speaking on 
> behalf of Canonical on this topic now, but I would very much like to 
> see a healthy community/project process.
>
I'm sorry, but I think that your .png does not fix the problem.

<polemic mode on>
maybe canonical has invested in professional photographer, I don't know,
but then they could find a more original idea to represent humanity (not
that, already definited "benetton"-like)
<polemic mode off>

;o)

why don't we come back to previous version and let the new one as a choice?

fab'