[yocto] Dogfooding and usability testing Toaster

[Barros Pena, Belen]

On 09/04/2014 21:52, "Philip Balister" <philip at balister.org> wrote:

>On 04/09/2014 03:43 AM, Barros Pena, Belen wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I am looking into collecting feedback on the first version of Toaster
>> 
>> https://www.yoctoproject.org/blogs/belenbarrospena/2014/eye-candy
>> 
>> which will be out with Yocto Project 1.6. There are 2 things I'd like to
>> do:
>> 
>> 1) Dogfooding
>> 
>> Once the release is out, it would be great to have people trying Toaster
>> for real work stuff, and telling us how it went. I am of course
>> particularly keen on hearing about what's wrong, so feel free to vent
>>your
>> frustrations with the thing.
>> 
>> 2) (More formal) usability testing
>> 
>> I am also looking into validating the Toaster interface in more
>> conventional ways, which means usability testing. This is done in
>> 30-minute sessions run remotely using screen sharing software, although
>>we
>> can also do it in person if you are going to ELC or the OEDAM. During
>> those 30 minutes you will be asked to do some stuff with Toaster and to
>> speak your mind a lot. I will also ask for your permission to record the
>> session, which you can of course refuse.
>
>Belen, can you add this to the OEDAM wiki page? We should have a good
>variety of people there to give feedback.

Good point. It also gave me the excuse to request an account for the wiki.
Will do as soon as I get login details.

Thanks!

Belén

>
>Philip
>
>> 
>> If you would like to volunteer for this (which is useful and important
>> stuff), get in touch with me (I am belen in IRC, or email me). I would
>> normally give out something in return for your time, but things are
>>tight
>> right now, so I'm afraid all you'll get on this occasion is a
>>heartwarming
>> thank you.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Belén
>>