On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 04:56:20PM -0400, Worrier Poet wrote: > On 06/21/2012 04:08 PM, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > > Howdy, desktop, > > > > As many of you know, we're tragically close to freeze. As a result, the > > usual process of voting, debating and picking a theme via consensus is > > not really possible. There was also a distinct lack of interest in such > > a process, as well. > > > > I've taken it upon myself to start getting desktop-base into shape for > > wheezy. > > > > I've picked the "Joy"[1] theme by Adrien Aubourg as the default > > for Debian 7.0, which features a tasteful, understated and classic > > look, something that both identifies as Debian while still maintaining > > an air of professionalism. > > > > Congrats, and thank you Adrien! > > > > I'd like to thank everyone who submited artwork, and express how > > impressed I am with the artistic talent we have in Debian. > > > > I'd like to also give high honors to the "Roj"[2] theme, as well as the > > "7th Element"[3] theme. If there was more time before freeze, I'd love to > > have seen a working mockup of 7th Element. I don't think anyone will > > argue that 7th Element had one of the most jaw-dropping and impressive > > login designs I've ever seen. > > > > The plan for wheezy is as follows: > > > > * I've pushed changes to desktop-base to SVN. > > > > * Once I give it some finial polish, I will target an upload to experimental, > > where it will (hopefully) recieve some testing, feedback and patches. > > > > * Once it's in good shape, or directly before freeze, an upload to > > unstable will be targeted. > > > > Cheers, > > - Paul > > > > [1]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Joy > > [2]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Roj > > [3]: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/7th-element > > I'm a latecomer here, but I have to tell you that I think your choice > for the default is a terrific one. I liked the much busier (and > often-maligned) space-fun theme for Squeeze, too. But this is just about > as classy as it can be. > > I looked over the various themes posted, and I have to agree with you > that our contributors were very gifted. I hope they know how much a > community like this appreciates their efforts. > > Any chance of having alternates from this list available through > debian-alternatives? It's not my intent to package all of the fantastic themes posted, any package (not just desktop-base) can provide alternatives -- packaging the other themes would be a great thing to do! We're close to freeze, so if someone's interested, you have to make it through the NEW queue :) > > the worrier > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-desktop-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: [🔎] 4FE38A74.3010109@comcast.net">http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] 4FE38A74.3010109@comcast.net > Cheers, Paul
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