Workstation branding on login screen (GDM)

[Debarshi Ray]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 08:29:51AM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:10:02AM +0300, Nikos Roussos wrote:
> > Also I don't think the "Upstream doesn't put a logo" is a good argument.
> > We are not just distributing upstream. We are building a product
> > (Workstation in this case) and we can decide on our own what's best.
> 
> Absolutely. We want to align technology and effort with upstream as best we
> can, but our goals (and therefore needs) aren't dictated by upstream, and
> sometimes they will diverge. A _cosmetic_ change like this isn't a big
> divergence in any way ??? but *is* a big deal for Fedora.

What I find troubling is that every few months there is this whole
branding debate driven by a 'this is Fedora, our needs are different
from upstream' ideology. Once it was the login screen, then it was
the logo in 'about' or Settings -> Details, and now it is about the
default shell chrome.

I find it troubling that Fedora's need to exert its brand is increasing
so quickly, and the lack of acknowledgement that such needs have been
granted so far.

Beginning to look like a slippery slope.

Cheers,
Debarshi
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