[Design-team] Fedora 15 GNOME Default Wallpaper

[Nicu Buculei]

On 12/21/2010 03:12 PM, Camilo Mesias wrote:
> Then if it's not sufficiently important to ask a user, it probably
> isn't worth deliberating further.

Firstboot is not the time to ask that many questions, the system is 
supposed to be able to run, not wait for the user to ask countless 
questions.

> Toss a coin or something? Provide a random default?

Provide the *better* default.

> I wish there was more focus to package up and present alternative
> themes than to provide a single look for each release. I'm thinking

As a matter of fact for F14 we produced a set of alternate wallpapers, 
but there was not enough space on the media for them to be included so 
they are available only for download:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_Artwork_Supplemental_Wallpapers_Winners

> that I get a better experience from choosing and using a WordPress
> theme than I do from clicking about on the desktop or visiting
> gnome-look.org or art.gnome.org. The default WordPress look is fine.
> It's taken for granted that users will replace it though. Shouldn't it
> be similar for the desktop?

The default is what the users will see for the first time ans what the 
reviews will feature. It is the first impression and is important.

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