Den 2015-03-05 18:47, Istimsak Abdulbasir skrev: > > On Mar 5, 2015 11:36 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Den 2015-03-05 16:57, Istimsak Abdulbasir skrev: >> > This may seem like an odd question but a question that will better help >> > me in my efforts as a tester. >> > >> > Who is the target audience? What type of users are we trying to attract? >> > With this answer I can find a more effective way of performing testcases >> > and writing them. Plus, I can focus on images and packages that meets >> > that goal and what to report back to the developers. >> > >> > Istimsak Abdulbasir >> > >> > >> > >> >> This is an interesting and important question. Maybe we tend to skip it >> and simply assume something, that might be wrong. >> >> I think it is important to make linux in general, and for us the Ubuntu >> family of programs, easy enough to use for average users, who are not >> particularly interested in the engine under the hood. >> > You are saying, users who are not looking play under the hood, but to > have a system that requires little technical knowledge to operate? > > There are other system that claim to accomplish the same thing. What > care about Ubuntu?
I think Ubuntu is easier to get working with things like multimedia and other 'non-free' things compared to other main distros. >> I would not draw a sharp line between GUI tools and CLI tools. Both can >> be easy or difficult to use, but I know that many people who arrive from >> Windows and MacOS *think* that CLI tools are 'rocket science' ;-) >> >> For many average users, only a few application programs are necessary >> plus an easy way to maintain the system (update/upgrade and backup) and >> a tool to install new programs. >> > >> The main application program is the web browser. >> > Any linux system has this. What I meant is that it is very important that the web browser works without [much] tweaking. For licensing reasons the end user must install flashplugin-installer or ubuntu-restricted-extras and that might be made available via a desktop icon. Some other main application programs can also be given focus but with lower priority, for example libre-office skype thunderbird the file browser Maybe also focus on graphics driver installation network-manager (and wifi driver installation) which make up a fair part of the threads at the Ubuntu Forums, and need to be made easy. >> But more advanced users are often good at making us tune the system for >> what they need. Maybe we are like them, so we tend to listen to them too >> much. > > If so, Ubuntu is wearing two masks. The average user and the advanced > user. But we have to get more specific. Users advanced at what and what > is an average user? >> >> Best regards >> Nio > > Based in what you said, Ubuntu should be designed for non-tech savvy > computer users who wants to use a Linux system that allows them operate > and manage there systems with little use of the command and little to no > knowledge of what goes on under the hood. > > However, if the user desides to become advanced, then Ubuntu will give > them a clear understandable path through the system where they will > enjoy learning how the system works from the ground up. > > Does this sound about right? > Yes it sounds good, but it is probably most important to make it easy for non-tech computer users. We (tech computer users) can manage anyway ;-) Best regards Nio -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
