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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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.

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.

Best regards
Nio