Default Theme v. Community

[Jason Bradley Nance]

Quoting "J.B. Nicholson-Owens" <jbn at forestfield.org>:
> Then what you want isn't software freedom.  What you want is a dictatorship
> where you and the other complainers who agree with you set the terms for
> what's acceptable and somehow compel someone else to implement your will at
> no charge to you.

Wow.  Someone has a lot of hostility built up.

Maybe you should go back and actually read what I wrote.  You are saying I'm
"one of the complainers" but I stated that I liked the new theme.  My post did
not say "change the theme", it said I was concerned with the lack of response
to the community's rejection of the new theme.
A dictatorship?  A dictator is a single person making choices.  A community is
not a single person, and - especially in this instance - it's not a single
person disliking the theme, it's a large part of the community.  If you read
the philosophy behind Ubuntu you would see that what the community wants is
very important.  I realize that it does not say that majority rules - that
would lead to chaos in a project like this.
Congratulations on jumping on the "I demand something for free" bandwagon rant. 
Sure, I didn't pay any money to download this software.  However, I have spent
much of my time testing, reporting bugs, helping others get their stuff up and
running on IRC, and promoting to distribution to others.  Do I demand a vote
for the direction of the project because of those efforts?  No.  This list is
here for discussion, and that is what I engaged in.  So stop attacking people
for voicing opinions - especially when you didn't bother to try and understand
what that opinion was.

j


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