[Bug 510212] Re: update-manager: no branding. Is it legit?

[Paul Sladen]

Re: Luis' comment #22; the context is that Sam Hewitt posted to the
Unity Design list the following summary:

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10WyeoBHMY-
FmiEuGnKf8PSAGZ9GVMUQsh9-l8g8oSSI/view

and along with that Sam has also posted a precise tarball of highly
suitable vector SVG icons (also attached here, so that they don't get
lost).


Sam: I'm wondering if the abstract 'globe' would work as an abstract downwards arrow instead (nominally flipped version of the up arrow).  This would tie in with the trend to use a downwards arrow for "get" or "download" call-to-actions, and would also be a close mirror to the upwards arrow for "update".  The subtle difference between 'up' and 'down' would be there for those who notice, but I suspect many people would simply see a reassuring "shopping bag with big arrow" and this would nicely gloss over the difference for them, as the three tasks/actions covered here are interrelated.

mpt: how do these compare with your original specifications/wishes? Do
they carry enough reassurance-branding, or is more required.


** Attachment added: "system-software-icons.tar.gz"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/510212/+attachment/3432018/+files/system-software-icons.tar.gz

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Title:
  update-manager: no branding.  Is it legit?

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Invalid
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The Update Manager program has no branding to say that it's legit.
  There's not even an Ubuntu logo.

  My advisor called me in the other day to ask "What is this program?
  Why did it pop up?  I thought Linux didn't have viruses."

  After explaining that it was legit, he told me his reasoning: there
  was little in the help he could /quickly/ find referencing this
  "Update Manager", and there was no branding or logo, or any helpful-
  to-his-level-of-skill explanation.  He's no dummy, just a born-and-
  bred Windows user until about 2 months ago.

  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#alert>

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