[opensuse-project] 'Brand' philosofy.
Hi list, This morning i just more realized that the testers and users of openSUSE are merely guinypigs for the 'Business Model'. Is that the reason why the possibilities to change the look of the desktop to the users liking is truncated? I hope there will be honesty about this, because if that is the general idea, i will reconsider the effort to make it more easy. Personally i would like the idea of being able to use 'complete' themes, consistent during boot. The openSuSE-Elegant theme, iirc, designed and developed by Cristian Rodriguez in 2009, is by far, the most beautiful theme around, and it would be my wish to get that theme as 'openSuSE-Elegant-Brand', to be choosen for All bootloaders, plymouth, all login managers and the bootsplash into the desktop, at least in the 12 series, from 123 up, and backward compatible. I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important. I also think that it is a mistake, that a business model has to look bad, or just has one choice: none. If you do not know what i am talking about, i would look on the internet and google for openSuSE-Elegant. Kind Regards, -- Have a nice day, Oddball. OS: Linux 3.7.0-rc3-2-desktop i686 Huidige gebruiker: oddball@EeePc-Rob-SFN9 Systeem: openSUSE 12.2 (i586) KDE: 4.9.2 "release 511" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On 11/06/2012 10:39 AM, Oddball wrote:
I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important.
assume your idea of 'beauty' fits all other users? not so, i enjoy the boot to look like back in DOS 4.something, or Warp...*or* i just don't look at the screen, especially not expecting to see the "most beautiful theme around".. so i jerk all that covering 'beauty' right out...you have the option to leave it in, change it, design one special for you, etc etc etc--do it, and stop asking others to do it for you, please. if you want beauty when you boot, look at a tree....or buy an Apple. dd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Op 06-11-12 14:49, DenverD schreef:
On 11/06/2012 10:39 AM, Oddball wrote:
I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important.
assume your idea of 'beauty' fits all other users?
not so, i enjoy the boot to look like back in DOS 4.something, or Warp...*or* i just don't look at the screen, especially not expecting to see the "most beautiful theme around"..
so i jerk all that covering 'beauty' right out...you have the option to leave it in, change it, design one special for you, etc etc etc--do it, and stop asking others to do it for you, please.
if you want beauty when you boot, look at a tree....or buy an Apple.
dd
Hi Denver, You misunderstand me. I just want that the theme is available to install without much fuss. It does not have to be the default theme, shipped with the distro. Regards, -- Have a nice day, Oddball. OS: Linux 3.7.0-rc3-2-desktop i686 Huidige gebruiker: oddball@EeePc-Rob-SFN9 Systeem: openSUSE 12.2 (i586) KDE: 4.9.2 "release 511" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 06 November 2012 20:26:02 Oddball wrote:
Op 06-11-12 14:49, DenverD schreef:
On 11/06/2012 10:39 AM, Oddball wrote:
I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important.
assume your idea of 'beauty' fits all other users?
not so, i enjoy the boot to look like back in DOS 4.something, or Warp...*or* i just don't look at the screen, especially not expecting to see the "most beautiful theme around"..
so i jerk all that covering 'beauty' right out...you have the option to leave it in, change it, design one special for you, etc etc etc--do it, and stop asking others to do it for you, please.
if you want beauty when you boot, look at a tree....or buy an Apple.
dd
Hi Denver,
You misunderstand me. I just want that the theme is available to install without much fuss. It does not have to be the default theme, shipped with the distro.
Then someone has to do that work - nobody is stopping that (or you...) Certainly no 'business case'. No offense, but may I ask to take this discussion elsewhere, if you wish to pursue it? Artist ML might be a good place. /Jos
Regards,
On 11/06/2012 04:39 AM, Oddball wrote:
Hi list,
This morning i just more realized that the testers and users of openSUSE are merely guinypigs for the 'Business Model'. Is that the reason why the possibilities to change the look of the desktop to the users liking is truncated? I hope there will be honesty about this, because if that is the general idea, i will reconsider the effort to make it more easy. Personally i would like the idea of being able to use 'complete' themes, consistent during boot. The openSuSE-Elegant theme, iirc, designed and developed by Cristian Rodriguez in 2009, is by far, the most beautiful theme around, and it would be my wish to get that theme as 'openSuSE-Elegant-Brand', to be choosen for All bootloaders, plymouth, all login managers and the bootsplash into the desktop, at least in the 12 series, from 123 up, and backward compatible. I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important. I also think that it is a mistake, that a business model has to look bad, or just has one choice: none.
If you do not know what i am talking about, i would look on the internet and google for openSuSE-Elegant.
Kind Regards,
On 11/06/2012 04:39 AM, Oddball wrote:
Hi list,
This morning i just more realized that the testers and users of openSUSE are merely guinypigs for the 'Business Model'. Is that the reason why the possibilities to change the look of the desktop to the users liking is truncated? I hope there will be honesty about this, because if that is the general idea, i will reconsider the effort to make it more easy. Personally i would like the idea of being able to use 'complete' themes, consistent during boot. The openSuSE-Elegant theme, iirc, designed and developed by Cristian Rodriguez in 2009, is by far, the most beautiful theme around, and it would be my wish to get that theme as 'openSuSE-Elegant-Brand', to be choosen for All bootloaders, plymouth, all login managers and the bootsplash into the desktop, at least in the 12 series, from 123 up, and backward compatible. I feel that these things are very important to users, as it is to me 'how' my desktop, laptop, netbook, pad, looks, from boot up. The first impression is the most important. I also think that it is a mistake, that a business model has to look bad, or just has one choice: none.
If you do not know what i am talking about, i would look on the internet and google for openSuSE-Elegant.
Kind Regards,
An elegant theme for plymouth copy files to /usr/share/plymouth/themes/Elegant create the folder as root run plymouth-set-default-theme -R Elegant https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0ByMkibfZr6MsN1ZRSU5zTDBtZ00/edit Let me know if it works -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
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