"The point is that it decreases our brand presence. We’ve always argued that if it is anything, GNOME is a UX. There might be a case for letting people tweak things here and there, but I really think that every GNOME install should have the same core look and feel. Otherwise, what is it that we are doing in the first place?" -- Allan Day
"Let’s say that we are trying to define either a product or a product platform. I don’t think it is possible to do this without some “brand” coherence." -- William Jon McCann