[mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16

[Thomas Mashos]

On Dec 21, 2014 10:35 AM, "Nicolas Krzywinski" <myth at site7even.de> wrote:
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> Am 21.12.2014, 13:00 Uhr, schrieb <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>:
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>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:40:07 +0000
>> From: Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16
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>> Asserting facts not in evidence (i.e. the number of people
>> who thought it was good vs bad)(*), and, regardless, your
>> opinion (or my opinion) is not really relevant.  The only
>> persons' opinion that matters is the creator/owner/artist
>> who has to please only himself.  If it is appreciated by
>> others, so much the better, but it is not a requirement.
>
> Generally agreed. 100%.
> But a) when looking more specific, it always is sad if something perfect
is broken down and b) a theme that is called like the whole software
project, is assumed to be some kind of standard (though Terra is the new
standard theme, I think, but I'm not sure).
> The standard elements of a big software project should be handled with
improved democratic care, in my opinion.
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>
>> And nothing is forcing you to use that particular theme.
>
> And I would change immediately to an alternative choice, if there would
be an acceptable one!! What should I do? Chose another theme, I don't like
and complain about that, just to get the same answer for this? In the end,
I do am forced to use that particular theme - because I am forced to chose
from the available themes.
>
> I did not wanted to go into such a discussion again, but I think to be
fair, I have to explain why there is no alternative for me:
> From all available themes in my standard Mythbuntu installation (I don't
know of other sources/ways to install suplemental themes and I don't want
to spend time for this), there are three types of themes:
> Type 1 (MythCenter): clean and simple (nearly perfect), but too childish
or too less elegant
> Type 2 (Mythbuntu): clean, simple and elegant, but modified for visually
impaired
> Type 3 (all the rest): extremely beautiful, but only usable to look at
and not for really using it
>
> Of course, one may argue to accept this or that and that there never will
be a perfect theme to suit such narrow-minded people like me. But there was.
>
>
>> It seems to me that since you have such strong opinions
>> regarding doing it better you should fork the theme and
>> show everyone how well the process and result can be
>
> Not that this topic is so much important for me that I finally would do a
fork, but - just to clarify some possible circumstances, and because I
think it is courtesy - I asked this already a while ago. But there was no
answer.
>
>
>> done.  That is the beauty of open source.  If you want it
>> different, and you and the original author do not share the
>> same vision, you can just go do it.  No one is standing in
>> your way, and you should have plenty of help based on
>> your claims of numbers of alienation.
>
> And this is the Achilles' heel of open source as well. For those that
just want to USE a software and don't want to contribute everywhere, they
always are in danger of losing functionality with doing an update.
> (I still am sitting on v0.27.x because I am afraid of what numerous
things will break down this time when doing an update)
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I'm on my phone so I'm not going to respond inline, I do have a two
questions though.

Why do you think mythbuntu was altered for the visually impaired?

How exactly do you classify a "big software project"?

And 0.27 is the latest version. You are on that because it's sensible and
0.28 is still in development.
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