But those constellations will, indeed, look different and appear at different times depending on where in the world you live.
Good idea though. I'd be in favor of it. I always liked those wallpapers that show hourly views of the globe, including clouds and light. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nn...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 09:25, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >> >> Something I wanted us to try was the idea of "convergence days", where >> we'd publish a data file quietly which would say "on such and such a date, >> try to be as close to this as possible", specifying the position and >> parameters of the various effects / lights / features. That way, we'd have >> weeks of divergence, then a "rush to convergence" over say 5 days, so on a >> particular day everyone's desktop looks the same again. >> >> I thought of using constellations [..] >> > > So you are suggesting Ubuntu may receive it's own nightsky? Constellations > are a beautiful idea, cultures all over the planet (and perhaps all over > other planets also) have been aware of constellations at all times, one of > the oldest human observations at all. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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