Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-21 Thread Holger Levsen
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Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-19 Thread Rick Thomas
On Jun 19, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Miguel Figueiredo wrote: For Wheezy, and for quite a time, the Call For Proposals [1] it's open and the process will follow. 1 - http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes Well, as I said, I've decided that, unfortunately, I can't win that argument. So I'm t

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-19 Thread Phil Petit
I feel I should put in my 2 cents worth. I don't qualify as a developer, but I do qualify as an old fogy. I like the "Space Fun" theme. I think it shows a willingness to be a bit whimsical, when the occasion permits. We don't want to be stogy like microsoft. :-) Phil On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 3:

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-19 Thread Miguel Figueiredo
On 18-06-2012 23:38, Rick Thomas wrote: [...] Can we keep this bug report open, as a way of tracking this issue in the period before Wheezy release? Before the previous release there was a public Call For Proposals and the decision on the artwork to use on the release was the 'Space Fun' the

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Rick Thomas
Holger, Thanks for your helpful replies. Can we keep this bug report open, as a way of tracking this issue in the period before Wheezy release? While I understand that the debate has passed and it's probably too late to get the radical changes the OP requested, perhaps there's still some

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 18. Juni 2012, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > My question was rather: > - when does the final theme get chosen? > - what is the timeline to include the needed changes in the relevant >packages? > - who is coordinating all that? > > IOW, whom do we need to prod? yo que se, but thi

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Cyril Brulebois
(Adding the release team to cc.) Holger Levsen (18/06/2012): > KiBi (18/06/2012): > > How do I follow the status on that topic, be it on the > > syslinux/isolinux, gnome, kde, xfce, etc. side? > > I'm subscribed to debian-desk...@lists.debian.org for that purpose, > that's were some artists disc

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 18. Juni 2012, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Holger Levsen (18/06/2012): > > you are 1.5 years late to this old and boring "debate". And wheezy > > will get new artwork anyway, thus closing. > [citation needed] hehe :) well, I thought about adding the word "hopefully" or "maybe" but t

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Cyril Brulebois
Holger Levsen (18/06/2012): > you are 1.5 years late to this old and boring "debate". And wheezy > will get new artwork anyway, thus closing. [citation needed] How do I follow the status on that topic, be it on the syslinux/isolinux, gnome, kde, xfce, etc. side? Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Desc

Bug#678008: debian-installer: "Space fun" theme considered harmful

2012-06-18 Thread Herr Groucho
Package: debian-installer Severity: wishlist Tags: d-i I've recently tried the "graphical install" option of both Squeeze's and Wheezy's netinst installation images, and to my dismay, Debian Installer shows some childish and unprofessional images of rockets and gallaxies, probably intended as a