----- Original Message -----
I was reading Fedora Magazine today and there was a really
interesting
article up about setting the theme for plymouth[1].
It led me to wonder: why is "Charge" the default theme for Fedora
Workstation instead of something with stronger branding like "Spinfinity"?
In particular, I think Spinfinity would be more pleasant for people to see
while performing offline updates (rather than a monochrome thought bubble)
for that extended period.
I realize that this is probably going to get into an argument about the
relative merits of subjective interpretations of beauty, so let me try to
frame the conversation a little better:
I suspect that the primary reason for Charge is that it transitions more
seamlessly into the GDM login screen (having similar colors). So, is there
a way we could get more visual flare (and product identity) there without
losing the transition benefits? Is it worth considering a re-theming of
BOTH plymouth and GDM for Fedora?
[1]
https://fedoramagazine.org/howto-change-the-plymouth-theme/
About branded boot splashes in general:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/desktop@lists.fedoraproject...
Better options are unbranded boot splash, visible for the minimum amount
of time.