Well, I am ;-)

"Skin" is usually synonymous with "theme", and Hildon Desktop themes can't add a clock, or change the number of shortcuts on the left hand side.

If by "skin", you meant user interface (UI), then yes - it could be changed to add a clock, and change the number of shortcuts. However, that then goes back to my "it's a fork, if anything" argument, as the source available from maemo.org does not support that customisation without rewriting large swathes of code.

The only areas easily changed on the Hildon Desktop are the home screen applets (clock, RSS feed reader) and additional status bar applets. Anything else needs the framework itself changing.

HTH,

Andrew