I don't have any opinion on this discussion. However, users on the forums do. This thread might warrant a reading from the decision makers..
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276048 - Ryan ubuntu-geek ubuntuforums On Oct 12, 2006, at 2:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Speaking as someone who is not a SABDFL , Not on the art-list, and > just someone who wants to do more with Ubuntu.. > > It is unfortunate that the art isn't going to be ready. That said, > it's only wasted if it's WASTED. That is, if it's completely > thrown away without use. > > Now, Mark has spoken, and that's all good and fine, but might there > be room for a compromise here? Perhaps the artwork will be ready > shortly, but will miss the release of Edgy. Perhaps it could be > offered as a package after release? If we're just talking artwork > here, there is a minimum of testing that would need to take place. > > That said.. I work in a software development environment for my > living. Whether or not "art" (we call it product labeling here) > and "coding" should or shouldn't be run the same is irrelevant. > The release is driven first by Time, second by Feature. We've > already taken a hit on the release of Dapper, and to take a > followup on the release of Edgy would be met with some skepticism. > > It is a sad fact of life that sometimes you work very hard on a > project only to have someone come along and just deem it out for a > given release due to the scope changing or the release date being > immutable. > > Don't worry. Take it as a learning experience and move forward. > Once Edgy is released, Edgy+1 is next. (Insert copious lobbying > for "Furious Ferret" here) > > That's just the opinion of a "user", It was free, and if you're > upset by it, well.. ya get what you paid for :) > > Jarrod > > -- > sounder mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/sounder -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art