Comment 4 for bug 834733

When doing background research before starting the design of the Unity Greeter we looked at login screens on competing platforms, and they all followed roughly the same format with picture and name. One problem was most users never set the picture, and if they do it is frequently with a default avatar. Also the picture is a 'nice to have', not an essential element of the login functionality. So the decision was made to look at a range of different concepts, and out of that work came the Unity Greeter you see today. The decision to not have pictures was a conscious choice; whether you agree or disagree with this choice I hope you feel the resulting Unity Greeter has a unique character! ;-)

Marking 'Won't Fix'