Yes, I fully agree on that a forum should be set up, with categories for "wallpapers", "GTK-themes" etc. with "submissions" in each, and discussions on each submission, as well as relevant debates in general categories.
Btw, when I get some time I'll try to make a suggestion for a wallpaper, just need to get some "school-work" done etc. Cheers, - Thomas L.G > From: Sumit Chandra Agarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 2008-02-03 18:16:39 CET > To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] wav instead of ogg > > I agree with coz on some points below, except rather than his impressive > several years on the team, I'm speaking from the vantage point of a > newcomer. > > Coming into the community it was fairly surprising to see that art > development in Ubuntu is chiefly handled through a poorly organized wiki > (such is the nature of wikis, eh?) and an archaic mailing list. > > A proper forum with image posts, etc seems like the perfect plan. It > would also make discussion and commenting far easier than the current > wiki (which is why, I assume, most discussion ends up occurring on the > mailing list instead). > > Anybody disagree? Anybody want to take the lead on setting up a forum? > > Glad to be part of the community, > -Sumit > > coz DS wrote: > > Hey guys, > > Having been a member of the ubuntu art team for several years I > > would have hoped you people would have been able to come up with > > something better than taking your frustrations with "slow connections" > > out on anyone other than yourselves and finding better solutions to > > the problem than, > > > > """"Man, am I going to have to black-list you at server-level????"""" > > > > I will be coming onto #ubuntu-artwork. You can discuss this with me > > there and feel free to pm me when I am there! > > NO I am not willing to discuss this in mailing list because > > apparently mailing lists allow all sorts of petty behavior to be > > exhibited, unless you can convince me otherwise, I am available on irc. > > Troys, at this point, because of the above threat, I am glad that > > you have not been able to convince me, in the past several years, > > that it would be worth my time and talents to submit quality artwork. > > This particular situation, along with several other situations that > > have occurred when dealing with "ubuntu" people, concerning artwork, > > be it graphics or sound in this case, has only heightened my lack of > > desire to contribute to the ubuntu community. > > i can only hope that this never happens again. > > what is needed is an "ubuntu-artwork" forum where files can be > > uploaded easily by users who desire to contribute.Where the > > submissions can be discussed by all and reviewed by those making the > > final decision. > > > > coz > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2008 2:46 AM, Donn <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > What does it matter that it is one file at a time? You're sending > > > WAVE FILES, and I (and as you already saw, others too) have > > > a painfully slow connection! > > Seconded. > > > > \d > > > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >
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