[arch-general] ArchLinux-Arwork dropped to Aur, I adopt it and I have an idea

[Karol Blazewicz]

On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 9:28 PM, John Davis <davisjf at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Martti Kühne <mysatyre at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Pablo Lezaeta Reyes <prflr88 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I addopted tha archlinux-artwork because I have a idea on how reviving a
>> > little this thin'.
>> >
>> > I want pull it to a Github server and receive artworks for the project,
>> so
>> > that can by a little more populated, users can contribute whit fixes in
>> > gamas and others add new art
>> > I want know if already exist a place for that or I need create ir by
>> myself
>> >
>> > and not thing, all art remain archlinux and all, I add a clear statenment
>> > on the ReadMe
>> >
>> > So I first want do ir right and ask permisison or know if already exist a
>> > place..
>> >
>> > --
>> > *Pablo Lezaeta
>> > *
>>
>>
>> IIRC it was said that archlinux accepts contributions as an upstream.
>> Why don't you set up github and commit your contributions to its
>> package maintainer? I assume Eric could set this up for you. No one
>> objected in 4 days, this is mar77i with a !nike.
>>
>> Just do it!
>>
>> cheers!
>> mar77i
>>
>
> I really like Archlinux.  I have a friend who is a graphics artist.  Maybe
> I can learn to make some new artwork with her help.  I would really like to
> make a replacement for the linux kernel penguin icon on boot.  Perhaps a
> penguin with an archway in the background.

I think the rationale is Arch doesn't patch upstream and this
eye-candy is not widely used:
* https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/24654
and recently
* https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36444

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