I have been watching for about two months now, waiting to see how I can contribute. Who ever is leading this project, I am still uncertain, have put very little effort into it overall. I believe we were promised some sort of direction on the Wiki like a month ago. At this rate there is no way any new theme will ever get into 8.04. To put it bluntly the leadership on this project sucks!
On Jan 1, 2008 6:41 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who wrote: > > Good points. > > > > I share some of these concerns, and eagerly await an answer :) > > > > On Dec 28, 2007 11:03 PM, Andrew Laignel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> I've been subscribed to this list for a few months now, and have been > >> slightly disappointed at how things are progressing. I have seen quite > >> a lot of good ideas go by, with people saying 'yes, I like that' and > >> then it disappears into history and someone else posts something and it > >> all starts again. There seems to be a mockup->post->dissappear cycle. > >> > >> I think it's the result of their being no actual official input, and no > >> officially managed archive of contributions. There is the wiki, but > >> each entry could be anything from a photograph of a sketch to a > complete > >> mockup. It's also hard to know when anything new has been added > without > >> checking each link individually each day. > >> > >> At this point I think what is really needed is an official voice to > have > >> a look at all the contributions, group all the viable ideas in one > place > >> and then say why each idea is good/bad and what the official opinion on > >> it 'making it' as the default theme is. It would provide an excellent > >> reference point on whats already been done, and what is being looked > for > >> in an official theme. > >> > >> I like to think I am fairly good at design but I have no idea if my > >> current mockup is anything like anything that could be official. I > >> cannot work on problems and refine it to meet the specifications if I > >> have no idea what they are and I see this symptom in quite a lot of > >> posts - the designer simply stops due to a lack of direction. > >> > >> I do not think it would take much to refine the wiki slightly with the > >> current potential candidates and run them past Mark, or at least > someone > >> official so they can say a bit about each one and what is > >> liked/disliked. At the least it would spur people on to improve on > >> things and respond to the comments. > >> > >> One of the most important parts of a design brief in my opinion is a: > >> the brief, and b: liasing with the clients at various stages to make > >> sure things are going the way they like. We just seem to be missing > >> both of these and seem to be just spinning our wheels. There is a lot > of > >> talent on this list and the wiki, and its a shame to see it > >> under-utilised. :( > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-art mailing list > >> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > >> > >> > > > > > > agree ^^ > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >
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