[ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

[alan c]

On 25/04/12 20:54, Barry Drake wrote:
> On 25/04/12 17:08, alan c wrote:
>> A lot of careful work, certainly. But I would not want to point my 
>> novices to it, for them it is a page of detail stuff which I think 
>> would frighten them. And why does linux need a instructions? What 
>> about a similar page for Windows 7, for comparison? 
> 
> Alan - I'm not entirely sure I agree.  The language and examples are 
> very simply put.  I'm expecting to upgrade my sister from 10.04 to 12.04 
> fairly soon.  I'll ask her to look at it.  I'll also ask her 
> stepdaughter to take a look.  She is almost entirely Windows (although 
> she has recently started work at SpecSavers).

Hi Barry. I am dealing with 60 plus ages and they are all technophobes
using Ubuntu without reading any instructions at all. Some are adults
with learning difficulty. The thought of even -me- needing to look at
such an information diagram is an unpleasant thought for me. It is
ironic indeed that Ubuntu gets to rival a Mac in GUI simplicity, and
straight away it is advocated that a technical diagram is needed to
explain it!  It reminds me (with grim humour) of the 'I'm sorry I
haven't a clue' item of 'one song to the tune of another', where the
chair deliberately obfuscates the rules.  When unity was user tested
formally, what written instructions were provided? I bet, none. By
making such diagrams  very public it is signalling I think quite
wrongly that the GUI is difficult. I think that is a bad message for
public broadcast. Thinking advertising here. Anyway, there will be a
best target audience, but I am sure it will not anyone I help.
Good luck though. (Watch their eyes)
-- 
alan cocks