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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Mar 2007 16:03 UTC, submitted by Rahul

Fedora 7 Test 3 has been released featuring both GNOME and KDE based live CDs, a prime spin which combines desktop, workstation and server functionality. The merge of Fedora Core and Fedora Extras repositories and infrastructure is in progress. The major components included in this release are GNOME 2.18, KDE 3.5.6 and a 2.6.21rc5 based Linux kernel.

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Echo Icon Theme

by Jack_Green on Thu 29th Mar 2007 17:20 UTC

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2006-01-04

I read in the announcement that the new Echo icon theme is included in this release. I hadn't heard of this icon theme so I decided to check it out.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment

I know that this sort of thing is subjective, but I really don't like these icons at all. Am I alone here?

Screenshot: http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre2/49955-2.jpg

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RE: Echo Icon Theme

by griffbrad on Thu 29th Mar 2007 18:11 in reply to "Echo Icon Theme"

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2006-04-27

I agree with you. I wish they'd just help out with the Tango project instead of trying to developer their own branded icons like this.

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RE[2]: Echo Icon Theme

by Maners on Thu 29th Mar 2007 18:23 in reply to "RE: Echo Icon Theme"

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2005-07-26

Tango is included in extras and I also like it a little more than Echo (expecially because it's more complete and consistent). However, I prefer to have the ability to choose Echo and Tango and any other icon set when I get bored with current one. Echo is a quite new icon set and it still needs some tweaking and I belive it'll be able to compete with Tango in the near future, which is good for us all.

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RE[2]: Echo Icon Theme

by richip on Thu 29th Mar 2007 21:29 in reply to "RE: Echo Icon Theme"

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2006-08-30

Icon themes are one of the most opinion-dependent components. So if they feel the need to create a new set for Fedora (say as part of an overlaying theme), then they should do so. The thing is, if you don't like their taste in design, why would you want them contributing their brand of design to something you like?

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RE: Echo Icon Theme

by egon_spengler on Thu 29th Mar 2007 19:16 in reply to "Echo Icon Theme"

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2005-11-20

I find the icon set rather refreshing, myself. Different, but not too different.

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RE: Echo Icon Theme

by esper on Thu 29th Mar 2007 21:41 in reply to "Echo Icon Theme"

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2005-07-08

Anything is better than bluecurve, which is probably the worst icon theme to grace a linux desktop.

Bluecurve might have been acceptable in 1999, but why they used it up to fedora 7 is beyond me.

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RE: Echo Icon Theme

by Southern.Pride on Thu 29th Mar 2007 22:03 in reply to "Echo Icon Theme"

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2006-09-14

I am running FC6 presently I am going to download this release that theme is awesome!

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