Default Theme

[Benjamin Roe]

> Really? If anything is going to put me off this distro it's
> the complete rubbish that is being discussed in this topic.
> 
> Can we please drop this topic? It's getting beyond a joke.

The default settings are important - it's what a lot of people will use.
Changing the splash screen is non-trivial in GNOME. Having to tell every
newbie linux user to run gconf-editor or go download and install
gTweakui is a bad idea. Having to explain to every new user why they
have something from a Calvin Klein advert on the screen while logging in
will get old fast.

The splash screen and login pictures are unprofessional and unnecessary.
I'm a liberal european, I have no problem with the human form, I'm not
being prudish. But if the first thing anyone sees when they evaluate
Ubuntu is a bunch of goofy looking semi-naked people laughing, that's
going to be a problem. Every review will start with a discussion on the
default theme and how they couldn't use it in their work/school/church
environment. Every online discussion after release will degenerate into
discussions like this one. Not exactly good press.

No other distro or OS I have seen uses photos like that as the default
and with good reason.

Ben