On Thursday 04 September 2008 14:15:50 Danny Piccirillo wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Kenneth Wimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 04 September 2008 13:46:13 Danny Piccirillo wrote: > > > I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but i've been trying to > > > think of ways to get new, better themes into Ubuntu. What i mean is, > > > > every > > > > > release, we see beautiful mockups, but nothing ever comes of it. I > > > think something needs to change so that these mockups have a chance of > > > getting worked on. If not this, i think something should be done > > > differently to address this problem-- it doesn't matter what. My idea > > > is simply that > > > > after > > > > > every LTS release, a mockup is voted on to work on for the next LTS > > > release, giving plenty of time to work on it. Is this reasonable? Would > > > this work? > > > > Shortly before 8.04 (Hardy Heron) it was decided that the LTS release is > > the > > final release in an artwork cycle, exactly as you suggest. > > Hm, are these themes chosen for inclusion in intrepid? Because i was > thinking the problem may have been that the themes didn't have enough time > to get worked on. This is why i thought choosing the theme for the next LTS > at the current LTS might be a better idea.
Yes, these themes will be included in Intrepid. An LTS release has to be stable and is, as the name implies, supported over a long term and therefor is the wrong place to include new, untested themes. > > For 8.10 (Intrepid > > Ibex) we have been reviewing new themes (the dark theme, and so far 3 > > community themes). We have picked these themes for inclusion due to their > > quality and popularity. Although we will not vote on the matter the > > interests > > of users are definitely taken into account. I've set up a PPA with the > > themes > > in question > > (https://launchpad.net/~kwwii/+archive<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekwwii/+ar > >chive>) so that everyone can test > > them without having to compile anything themselves. Our next step is to > > include these in the next Intrepid Ibex alpha so keep any eye out for > > them there if you aren't interested or don't have the time to check them > > out via the PPA I mentioned. > > > > Thanks, > > Kenneth Wimer -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
