ChimeraX image of developer team

[mcianfro@…]

Dear ChimeraX team,

Thank you for developing such amazing software! As a long-term Chimera and,
now, ChimeraX, user I can attest to its importance as a scientific tool for
interrogating 3D reconstructions and atomic models.

I would like to request that you replace the image of the developer team
with something more inclusive. While I appreciate that it is an image of
the team, the image does not represent the diversity of users for your
program or the scientific enterprise.  I don't want to downplay your
impact, but requiring users to see this image every time they open it can
be interpreted as a form of microaggression.

I will say that when you first release ChimeraX this image was nice to see
the people building the software. But now that I open it 10-20X per day, I
think changing the image/logo to an inclusive image would be a big step
forward.

Thank you,
Mike

_________________________
Michael A. Cianfrocco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Pronouns: he, him, his

[pett]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for pointing out this issue. We will do something about it before our next release, and are discussing what exactly that will be.

--Eric

Eric Pettersen
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

[pett]

Okay, we have done away with the splash screen entirely and moved the team picture to the About UCSF ChimeraX dialog.

--Eric

[mcianfro@…]

Thank you,
Mike

_________________________
Michael A. Cianfrocco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Pronouns: he, him, his


On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 7:51 PM ChimeraX <ChimeraX-bugs-admin@cgl.ucsf.edu>
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