I only somewhat agree. We're not targeting non-Linux users, but that
may be part of it. Either way, the focus is on being low resource
while still being somewhat user friendly.
Xubuntu is light compared to Ubuntu, but not Lubuntu. We are the light
option that still includes a GUI and a suite of useful apps.
@wxl
Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
On Mar 5, 2015 9:51 AM, "Istimsak Abdulbasir" <saqman2060@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:saqman2060@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
On Mar 5, 2015 11:39 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <wxl@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:wxl@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Lubuntu has always been for low resource machines. Many of these
will be converts of old traditional operating systems, so it's
important to make them feel at home.
>
So you agree with Nio's explanation of target audience?
>Secondarily, it's for those that want a complete but low
resource OS.
>
I am not quite clear what complete means. Could xfce be considered
low resource?
> @wxl
> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
>
> On Mar 5, 2015 8:36 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> 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.
>>
>> 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
>>
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