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Theme Contest 2014-2017

Yes, you heard it right! The current default theme for Claws Mail has worked fine for years, but is now starting to show its age and, while this is not a problem per se, it's become a bit troublesome with regard to having a properly licensed codebase.

Therefore everybody is invited to make a new theme to replace the current internal theme.

Rules

License must be compatible with Claws Mail. This is a must, since it's going to be part of the codebase. GPLv3+ preferred but any compatible license of your choice is valid.

must be compatible with Claws Mail. This is a must, since it's going to be part of the codebase. GPLv3+ preferred but any compatible license of your choice is valid. Copyright must be set to “Copyright (C) <Year> <Your Name> and the Claws Mail team”, replacing <Year> by current year and <Your Name> by your name, of course.

must be set to “Copyright (C) <Year> <Your Name> and the Claws Mail team”, replacing <Year> by current year and <Your Name> by your name, of course. Completeness is also a must. All icons on latest release have to be included and also the corresponding themeinfo file.

is also a must. All icons on latest release have to be included and also the corresponding themeinfo file. Appropriate images for a mail program must be used. Selected theme will be seen for all users, so it must be suitable for all users. Extreme or uncommon abstraction is probably not a good idea, neutrality and widely recognized abstractions are probably better.

images for a mail program must be used. Selected theme will be seen for all users, so it must be suitable for all users. Extreme or uncommon abstraction is probably not a good idea, neutrality and widely recognized abstractions are probably better. Brand new icon set is also desirable, but can be based on existing icons whose license is known and doesn't break first point.

icon set is also desirable, but can be based on existing icons whose license is known and doesn't break first point. XPM format has to be submitted, but you can provide an additional PNG version too (read as you can work targeting PNG as long as you convert it also to XPM before submitting).

has to be submitted, but you can provide an additional PNG version too (read as you can work targeting PNG as long as you convert it also to XPM before submitting). Source format of the icons must also be provided. Extra points if it's a format editable with freely available tools, but you're of course free to use whatever you like.

In any case The Claws Mail Team reserves the right to interpret this rules at will, including adding more or removing any of the existing rules.

Duration and submission

In principle, you have have 2 months to submit your theme (or themes if you feel heavily inspired). Starting 2014-10-24 at 0:00 UTC, until 2017-12-31 0:00 UTC. Hurry up!

The Claws Mail team reserves the right to lenghten or shorten this period at will, so don't leave for tomorrow the theme you can make today

Candidate themes must be submitted in tar.gz or zip archive format and using this form. An email address is required to contact you, otherwise your submission will be discarded.

Decision process

The selection will be made by The Claws Mail Team, using an undecided method. Claws Mail users can express their preferences and the team is free to use those as a hint, or not. The themes received can be glimpsed here.

Note that themes not chosen to be the default won't be lost! If suitable, they will be added to our themes collection, so your effort can be enjoyed by every user who likes your theme.

Don't hesitate to participate and thanks in advance!