[mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16

[Nicolas Krzywinski]

Am 23.12.2014, 13:00 Uhr, schrieb <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>:

> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:48:31 +0000
> From: Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythbuntu theme 28.16
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> On 22/12/14 23:43, Michael Watson wrote:
>> On 22/12/2014 7:51 PM, Paul Harrison wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 22 Dec 2014 00:53, "Michael Watson" <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
>>> <mailto:michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Personally I (and my family) dislike all the themes that use the
>>> rotating around the central position style of layout in the video's
>>> section  (like Mythbuntu theme has recently switched to, and several
>>> others use).  So I *choose* not to use these themes.  By the number
>>> of themes using this style my view is clearly a minority (amongst
>>> theme developers anyway), which is pushing me (and my family) to
>>> using an alternative product for frontend use.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> So why don't you do the honourable thing and create your own theme
>>> and show us how it is done?
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, that's another one of the unhelpful comments that are all to
>> common on this list.
> It's a perfectly serious question. Why don't you do something positive
> for the project for a change.
> Paul H.
Paul, while this definitely is a perfectly serious question, it is not a  
question to be discussed on this (public) list! There are personal  
decisions to be made (including prioritizing weightings of other  
private/open source projects one is working for) that are not to be  
discussed with multiple people or even in a public list.

Additionally, while it does is a serious question, this does not say that  
it is not an unhelpful comment! In my opinion it is both at the same time.

Why it is an unhelpful comment?
Because it provides no additional information on the original topic. It is  
a classical "topic escaper".

What would be helpful instead?
Statements from the theme developer like: I won't do this. This is what  
Thomas has done and this is fine. Now I know, I never will like the  
current Mythbuntu theme again and I can deal with this situation.
This allowed me to ask the general question to this list on why there is  
no democratic approach to create a standard theme for the big user base  
 from which anyone can switch to a theme that has either improved  
readability or a special design.
This allows me as well to think about my personal circumstances that may  
lead to a decision on creating my own theme - and then this is a decision  
made by me. If this decision was made by me and was not forced by other  
people, then there is a chance for really creating this new theme and  
there is a chance for an acceptable quality of this new theme.

Last, but not least, I won't deny that there are people not knowing the  
open source context of mythtv. To give the general information that one  
may contribute to this project is still important, therefore!
But I never will accept such a comment as a topic escaper, just to win the  
discussion or to shut up criticism! (though such a reaction is deeply  
grounded in the human being...)

Nicolas

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