Hey Jeff, Sorry, very late to this thread - just catching up. I agree that in the future it is wise to avoid these types of issues. In other context where I am hoping to work with wallpapers I intended to use the following: Images of people, buildings, and flags should probably be avoided. Focus on the things that we share - not the things that separate us. Jon On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I hadn't seen anyone else bring this perspective up concerning the > wallpaper in the beta and I thought it deserved attention for your > consideration as a group. > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-olpc-list/2009-March/msg00147.html > > "Seems to me whoever chose the background that was introduced last > week did not consider that items with overtones of dissentious > subjects such as politics or religion might elicit emotional > reactions. I'm concerned that when my system prominently shows a > picture with a temple, that might be interpreted as "Mikus worships > paganism" > > > To my reckoning this is the first Fedora artwork that has had culture > specific elements in it, so this sort of issue might never have been > raised in prior discussions. I don't know, I mostly lurk. But I'm > bringing it to your attention to make sure you see that reaction. > > -jef > > _______________________________________________ > Fedora-art-list mailing list > Fedora-art-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list > _______________________________________________ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
