On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 11:52:03PM +0100, David Neary wrote: > Hi Carol, > > Carol Spears wrote: > > "make a decision". was their any discussion here of the panel needing > > the approval of these "artists"? the panel was put together to make a > > recommendation to the developers. you need additional handholding? was > > anyone interested in being on this panel who can make a decision on > > their own? > > I appreciate that you would like to see a winner quickly. And I > know that you think that such a decision should be easy to make. > If there were one person choosing the winner, it would have been > done last Monday. > > However, the panel are conscious of a responsibility they have - > they are picking the splash screen that will be on the GIMP for > at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years (hopefully not, > but that's how long tigert's splash was on a stable GIMP). > > If the panellists want to ask for the opinion of outside people, > or give weight to mukund's page, so be it. When their decision is > made, it will be final. > it is a recommendation. carol
