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["Thomas Wood" <thos gnome org>]

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> En/na Thomas Wood ha escrit:
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>> Here's an idea though.. Would anyone object to a "Seasons Greetings"
>> splash?
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> Although I see the good aim and will in this idea...
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> IMveryHO GNOME should not get into this games, as the international and
> multicultural project that is. Christmas is an originally Christian
> celebration convered into a huge ad campaign that might get confused as
> a global phenomenon but it's not.
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> Since GNOME don't pretend to show a Christian background, nor to promote
> consumerism campaigns, nor show a preference for some parts of the
> World, I would just let this event pass.
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> Not to talk about the fact that Christmas is not a free software related
> topic.
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> Also as an excersise, would gnome.org have a banner in the homepage
> greeting season in times of Ramadan? Or celebrating China's new year? Or
> the Football World Cup?   :)

That's why I suggested "Seasons Greetings" rather than "Merry Christmas".
However, I understand these concerns, so perhaps instead the next splash
could be an internationalisation one, to celebrate GNOME's multicultural
outreach. :-)

-Thomas