The fourth pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is here. This pre-release includes the all-new artwork for the 2008 Spring release, further improvements to the Mandriva software management tools, WPA-EAP support in the network configuration tools, KDE 3.5.9 and available 4.0.1, some new default applications in KDE and GNOME, and the latest pre-release of OpenOffice.org 2.4. See here for download information. And URPMI got support for rpm5.
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Member since:2008-03-02
While it is true that Ubuntu's current theme has been in service for a long time (well, about a year and a half, two years counting the upcoming version), I have a small correction to make: Ubuntu's 'Human' theme has existed since Ubuntu 6.06, not Ubuntu 5.10, which only had a brown Clearlooks colorscheme and the default GNOME icon set.
Member since:2006-07-16
If by "Human" you mean the point at which they switched to orange icons and the Ubuntulooks GTK engine, you're right of course. Those did arrive with 6.06. I'm referring to the overall brown look (wallpaper, default color scheme, etc.) that has indeed been with Ubuntu since its inception with only small tweaks made here and there with each new version. Take a look at Google images for screenshots of the very first Ubuntu release up to the current 7.10 release. You'll be hard pressed to spot anything significantly different by taking just a passing glance. I expect more from Ubuntu, frankly. With another LTS release looming, they've really missed an opportunity to present something truly spectacular on the surface to match the innovation under the hood.
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2006-07-16
I'm sorry but if you're holding up Ubuntu's default artwork, which hasn't changed significantly since 5.10 and is by many accounts "butt ugly", as something Mandriva should aspire to, then you're seriously out of touch with aesthetics. Mandriva's default themes have always been revolutionary, whether users favor them or not. At least they're not afraid to try something new with each release; unlike Ubuntu. Even with Hardy Heron, the Ubuntu devs have found some excuse to stick with the same ol same ol.
Edited 2008-03-02 13:03 UTC