At 5:56 PM -0600 3/1/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ronald> The page looks fine, but it might be better to remove the icon
> Ronald> or replace it by the current MacPython icon (the 16 ton
> Ronald> weight). It's not that I don't like the snake, but some people
> Ronald> claim a lifelike snake will scare some (potential) users and
> Ronald> furthermore the snake-icon isn't actually used by MacPython
> Ronald> (yet?).
>
>I believe Bill has svn access now, so I'll leave that to him to decide.
>
>Skip
I've been lurking on this list since early 2002 (and I can't tell you-all
how much I've picked up listening - it has been incredibly helpful),
but I feel it is finally time to say something.
I LIKE the python squeezing the apple. The 16 ton icon is not only
amateurish, it is so indirect an "in" joke as to be inscrutable to
anyone coming new to the party. When I first saw it (back in OS 9
days) I thought it was supposed to represent Python's ability to do
"heavy lifting" for the user.
Until, or unless Guido himself officially signs off on an icon that
_has_ to be used - I'd say stick with this one. It at least looks
professional.
There, got it off my chest,
Bill
PS: If it REALLY is a problem for some people, offer them an alternative
in the post-flight phase of the installer.
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