[Dextrose] Screenshot for sugardextrose.org

Anish Mangal anish at sugarlabs.org
Tue Aug 7 03:01:51 EDT 2012


On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Bernie Innocenti <bernie at codewiz.org> wrote:
> I noticed that the new Dextrose site (sugardextrose.org) has lost a
> couple of things that I thought were important for end users:
>
>  - a good, large screenshot of what the installed system looks like
>  - a list of reasons (i.e.: end-user visible features) to choose it
>
> Now I look at the front page and I get the impression that I'm looking
> at a project hosting site. The feeling is reinforced by the absence of
> news, release notes, download links, etc.
>
> I also felt that associated Dextrose with that silly smiling XO logo
> helped humanize the operating system, conveying subliminal hints that
> Dextrose is "user friendly", "worry free", "fun"...
>
> Still unconvinced? Consider that Android is also associated with a silly
> mascotte, probably for the same reasons.
>
> --
>  _ // Bernie Innocenti
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>
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