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I agree, I think this would a great idea.
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One of the things that originally got me into linux years ago, was a similar idea, that SuSe and Mandrake had when they would share their users desktops screenshots.
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I would gladly volunteer to review submissions ( call me a geek, but i enjoy looking at how people setup their own desktops, and i grab ideas for my own.)
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Dave Pearson
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<br/>> On 11 June 2013 at 02:05 Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph <lyz@ubuntu.com> wrote:
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<br/>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 12:04 AM, Joan Advincula <mj.advincula@gmail.com> wrote:
<br/>> > I don't exactly know how to write a formal proposal but as I have been
<br/>> > informed, given my interest in Xubuntu.org having a Desktop of the Week
<br/>> > gallery, I should inform the team about it in some form of a proposal.
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<br/>> Thank you for taking the time to write this! I've been super swamped
<br/>> with work lately so just getting to reply to this now...
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<br/>> > I propose that there be a "Desktop of the Week" screenshot gallery in
<br/>> > Xubuntu.org.
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<br/>> > It doesn't have to be center-stage for all Xubuntu screenshots but it would
<br/>> > be nice if it could sit right on the homepage. Not the entire gallery but
<br/>> > just the particular desktop for the week. It should occupy the same space
<br/>> > that the official Xubuntu screenshots is now occupying.
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<br/>> > If not, the gallery could be placed in this page:
<br/>> > http://xubuntu.org/screenshots/, right next to the official Xubuntu
<br/>> > screenshots gallery.
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<br/>> > As to how to gather the needed screenshots, we'd first have to gather some
<br/>> > from you guys, the Xubuntu dev team, then the general Xubuntu community.
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<br/>> > Before the first of the feature is ever published, we need to be able to
<br/>> > gather up enough images, then we can keep going.
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<br/>> > If there's a different person required for maintaining this gallery besides
<br/>> > the person already maintaining the official screenshots, I would gladly
<br/>> > volunteer.
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<br/>> > Thank you.
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<br/>> I think this is a great idea, some comments about what I think we'll need:
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<br/>> 1. Submission method
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<br/>> This can be flickr, deviantart, "email so-and-so" - or a combination
<br/>> of these things. This would be a submission for review, not something
<br/>> that would automatically be put up on our site.
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<br/>> 2. Submission guidelines
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<br/>> Some people put some pretty offensive stuff on their desktops as their
<br/>> backgrounds :) We'll want to write up some guidelines to make sure
<br/>> people know their screenshots should Safe For Work and make sure those
<br/>> who volunteer to review understand these guidelines.
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<br/>> Also included in this should be a license, confirmation that they have
<br/>> permission to share the background image (either they own it or the
<br/>> license of the image allows it to be shared as part of a screenshot)
<br/>> and their agreement that we can use their screenshot on our website.
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<br/>> 3. At least 2 people who can volunteer to review submissions and
<br/>> commit to providing submissions to the web team for putting them up on
<br/>> the site in a timely manner.
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<br/>> And I'd suggest we start off saying "Featured desktop" rather than "of
<br/>> the week" since we all get busy and I could easily see the weekly slot
<br/>> slipping :)
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<br/>> --
<br/>> Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2
<br/>> http://www.princessleia.com
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