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[Dan McGarry]

Jan Claeys wrote:
>>
>> 1) Is this the actual demographic we're getting? *Is* this a 'newbie'
>> distro?
> 
> Ubuntu is targeted at both newbies and professionals, which makes it
> possible for you and me to run the same distro that we install on
> mom's[1] computer.

I think we all understand that. The question I'm asking is this: Is
anyone trying to measure how well we're succeeding at this?

>> This is a developers' list, but having heard so many moan (and not just
>> on slashdot) that devs and users are often far removed from one another,
>> it seems to make sense for developers here to do what they do best -
>> that is, to profile the system accurately, and to understand the
>> implications of their actions.
> 
> Whether individual design decisions affect uptake by a certain group is
> difficult to find out.

That's fine. But again, I'm just trying to ascertain whether anyone is
looking at this in a methodical way. You're absolutely right that (with
a few exceptions) the impact of an individual feature change might be
hard to measure, but it should be possible to tell whether we're
trending positive or negative with each release.

I know this kind of thing is sometimes hopelessly confused and difficult
to measure. I have seen situations where survey results show high
approval for a particular feature, but logs show that it's rarely used,
for example.

One of the most important things I've ever learned about making good
software is, 'Don't speculate; profile.' 8^)

I don't really think this is the place to dwell at length on a subject
such as this. I'm really just looking for a simple yes/no answer, which
can be taken elsewhere and pursued, if necessary.

Best,

-- 
Dan McGarry	it.psl at fsp.org.vu

IT Consultant
Community Communications Project