openSUSE has a Dream

by Susan Linton - Jan. 31, 2012Comments (2)

The openSUSE artwork team has a dream and needs your help. A new initiative seeks to collect information on how users customize and use their desktops. Then this data will be used to help design future openSUSE releases.

Andres Silva explained, "It is not a matter of "I like KDE or Gnome better than others," but rather it is a way for our team to understand how much we tweak and change our desktop environments to meet our needs." There is a submission page for screenshots and details of customizations. Folks are even welcome to create mockups of their desired features. So, head on over to the "Dream openSUSE" initiative wiki page and help shape the future of openSUSE desktops.

On a related note, Silva also divulged the wallpaper for openSUSE 12.2. Very much in character of most openSUSE default backgrounds, it's an attractive, tasteful, and professional choice. Marcus Moeller's ""Lightray" earned the honor by receiving the most votes in a recent opinion poll.