Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

[Sandra McCann]

There are pros and cons to a generic background to pass the blocker
status.  The benefit of course is that it fulfills the need to be a
different background and thus detectable as not the latest/stable etc.  The
cons is that quality of that generic background image may be less than it
currently is, and that could change perception of the quality of the Alpha
itself to anyone outside the core group who experiments with it.

So, if we could come up with a high-quality, generic background image that
is the image we always use for prerelease etc, then sounds like a good
compromise. There wouldn't be a holdup for new artwork, yet it would look
different and thus noticable as not stable.

Going back to the criteria of 'different from the two prior stable
releases' - suggests we could recycle earlier release backgrounds? At least
as a temporary patch for Alpha.

Mind you, when I read the requirements, I take a different reason for why
we have it - and that would be to detect I have the latest/greatest Fedora.
Does that background change between Alpha and final release?  If not, then
I'd suggest the alpha blocker is more for showing off the new release than
detecting it's an unstable release.

Sandra






On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Richard Ryniker <ryniker at alum.mit.edu>
wrote:

> "Auto Freeze Exeception" seems too complicated an answer to this
> question.
>
> Either continue to call new background a blocker, or decide it is
> desirable but not a blocking issue.
>
> If lovely new art is not available, some generic "Fnn" background could
> be used then replaced by an update after release, in order to avoid delay.
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