UPDATE: We've added tag support, changed some colors, and added some dynamic configuration options
This is a Community Server 2007 site wide theme (and matching blog theme) primarily targetted as an easier starting point for customizations. While we're quite happy with our current default theme that displays all that Community Server 2007 has to offer, with every bell and whistle enabled, we also wanted a super simple theme that landed on the other side of the spectrum. We believe that by adding this theme it should ease the burden for theme developers who are just getting started with a custom theme (perhaps for our Theme Extravaganza contest) and who may not be CSS/markup gurus. In addition, folks who are looking for a very simple forums implementation (or blogs...) should be able to leverage this theme with minor changes. Weighing in at just under 70K, we are happy to release a beta version of the new Basic theme.
You may have noticed that we are calling this a "beta" release because while we think it's a good start, we are hoping to get as much constructive feedback from the community as possible. In fact, we would love it if a couple community folks decided to help us implement some of the feedback we receive. Just keep in mind that the goal of this theme, as the name implies, to keep it simple.
After you've downloaded it, discuss it in the forums!