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Debian 13 Is Quickly Approaching - Desktop Artwork Voting Now Underway (www.phoronix.com)

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I made Cathode - don’t vote for it (or at least, don’t give it a high rank, since Debian uses ranked choice). It kind of sucks, honestly; I was just having fun.

I have a feeling Juliette Taka’s going to keep being the de facto face of Debian for a long time - I ranked hers first in the voting.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do they? I've always associated dark red with Debian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

This isn't quite Debian red - more of a mix of reddish pink and purple, which is common in Ubuntu backgrounds.

Despite the Debian logo being red, Debian has tended towards blue-ish backgrounds for several versions.