On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 09:51 -0500, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 10:16 +0100, Gerold wrote: > > When you'll install a new system, you'll get a unique (smolt-system) > > id-number; maybe it is possible that that id-nummer is the "code" shown at > > your dsktop?! > > > > So everybody has his "own unique" Desktop wallpaper/theme and also maybe > > with the changing color as in F8??? > > The thing about this is that screenshots using this background will be > able to identify the specific machine. I agree that it's not a fatal > problem, but it is a potential privacy violation that the end-user needs > to be made aware of. I agree with the privacy and perception concerns about this idea. Most people don't like being counted, and putting it constantly in their face on the desktop doesn't sound like a great idea. I think bar codes are also somewhat problematic and have negative connotations, at least in some countries (I recall "Volkszaehlungs" protests in Germany heavily using that symbol)... _______________________________________________ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
