> I have an idea, since we don't want the code to be put on the screen > because > that'll comprimise the user's privacy, and all, why don't we create a > small > pattern that'll change the background depending on the code, well, parts > of > the code. > I don't know how the code looks like but I'll just assume it's something > like > this: 67c1e19532a4c47461486a5d8ad3ac74 (which is "Fedora 9"'s md5sum :D > In this case we can create an algorithm that does the following (it's just > an > example): > 1. Takes the first 3 digits as a HEX number and % it by 360 and then > rotate > the shape that many degrees. > 2. Take the fourth and the fivth digits and increase the R by the amount > of > the fourth digit if the fifth digit % 2 is positive. > 3. Take the sixth and the seventh digits and do the same for G. > 4. Take the eighth and the ninth digits and do the same for B. > > etc... > This way, the usrer's privacy won't be comprimised, and we can still brag > about giving the users different backgrounds, which is somethig that no > other > distro have done (just a guess). > > What do you think? ^^ I think every "goodie" which makes the maschine (a little more) unique is good, the user who sits in front of the maschine think and maybe say: "HEY, this is MY 'number' nobody else in the world has this Wallpaper/Background like me ..." but he will find several other Fedora user which have a likewise. This identifies you then to be part of a greater community :-) Just my thoughts Gerold _______________________________________________ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
