Re: [Ayatana] Software center icon needs designers minds, and new humanity desktop methafor.

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2011/9/7 Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>:
> By people, I mean "Human Beings" of all levels of computer literacy and
> backgrounds, which is precisely Ubuntu's target demographic.

It's a quite ample demographic. Probably too much.
But still, if you want to reach all humans despite their background
and level of computer literacy you have to check the validity of your
assumptions, like thinking they ALL used or know how to use a
smartphone.
Smartphones can be common in North America and Europe but it's still a
piece of technology that only wealthy people can get in emerging
countries, leave alone third world countries.
Even in a country like Argentina (where I live), where things aren't
going bad at all and we have a reasonable level of technology and
access to computers and Internet, we don't have broadband access in
all the country and in some areas you simply *can't* use a smartphone.
Point is, when you leave Europe and North America, some assumptions
can turn wrong. The familiarity of a shopping bag as an icon for
getting free applications may not be true.

2011/9/7 David <david@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> I see many criticisms yet a lack of proposals for a suitable replacement.

That's why I started with one :)
I'm not trying to push my proposal in, but I think it's worth to
discuss the validity of certain assumptions and look for a unique an
different option instead of just following the pack.