Re: Bug#708390: Dirty indeed
On Thu, 16 May 2013 00:56:34 +0300
Nicolae Crefelean <nicu@forumit.ro> wrote:
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>
> Some of you guys feel it's OK just because you designed or approved
> it, but it still looks dirty - as an oil splash or something. We might
> argue whether it's appropriate for some geeks to rant over a minor
> graphical change on the Debian site, but we could also argue why such an
> uninspired change popped up on a major distro's main page.
>
> Please
> don't play with the Debian logo like that. After so many years of
> service it deserves (actually Debian users) something better. If you
> want something new and fresh have a contest, get Debian users to vote
> for top 10 and then the Debian board can make the final choice from
> those. Has anyone actually run a survey about it that you guys
> know/think most folks prefer the splats?
Hi Nicu,
First of all, it isn't "playing" with the logo, the inksplat version is
actually an alternate version of the logo presentation, included in the
"Joy" theme by its designer. Nothing new amongst Debian folks, since
the artwork contest was held about an year ago, and everybody knew
already what was the outcome of it.
Second, the rants against Debian artwork aren't a fresh subject at all;
it's pretty common people start arguing about it *after* the actual
theme submission period, and even later, like in this very case. So
far, I have no memory of any of them providing a better idea or at
least five some other feedback than "this is not good enough".
Whoever wants another version, shall provide one in the first place,
since Debian is not a place where one can simply demand things. IMHO
this is one of the most hilarious bug report against -www I have read
in a while, and it provided me with at least a good laughter :-)
I saw a lot of people being happy with the splats, and feeling a bit
dull about the "clean" version. And since the theme's name is "Joy", we
cannot afford that :-P
I guess patches are welcome, as always. FWIW, Simon did his best in
putting together a decent banner for the website, and I think he did a
pretty good job.
--
. o . Victor Nițu
. . o debian.org.ro
o o o nightsh @OFTC
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