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> * UduSessions: 1-2 == Introduction == Brainstorm ideas for user-oriented feature development in Breezy and prioritize them based on maximum benefit to the user. == Rationale == == Scope and Use Cases == Produce a list of the top 5 possible enhancements to lower the barrier to entry for new users, and eliminate the most common stumbling blocks for existing users. == Implementation Plan == === Data Preservation and Migration === === Packages Affected === === User Interface Requirements === == Outstanding Issues == === UDU BOF Agenda === * Identify most common roadblocks for new users * Compare feature sets with other popular general-purpose distributions * Compare feature sets with special-purpose distributions * Prioritize enhancements by value to new and existing users * Schedule new BOFs to specify the most valuable suggestions === UDU Pre-Work === Objective 1: Understand the strengths of the competition * Data Points: Collect feature highlights and release notes from the following distributions. What do people love about them? * Fedora * Mandrake * MEPIS * SUSE * Knoppix * Gentoo * Slackware * Linspire * Methodology: Whiteboard/poll participants in BrainStorm; participants to bring lists of ideas * Responsibility: SebastienBacher, DanielHolbach, All participants Objective 2: Identify common problems * Data Point 1: Analyse the following discussion groups and identify the most common questions and problems: * ubuntu-users * #ubuntu * ubuntuforums.org * linuxquestions.org (Ubuntu section) * Bugzilla (most-duplicated bugs, ...?) * Data Point 2: Review the [[http://ubuntuguide.org/|Unofficial Ubuntu 5.04 Starter Guide]] and see if we can make those processes simpler, or automate them * Data Point 3: Collect feature suggestions from Bugzilla (Severity: enhancement) * Data Point 4: Collect feature suggestions from the wiki * [[http://www.ubuntu.com/wiki/BreezyBadger|BreezyBadger]] * [[http://www.ubuntu.com/wiki/IdeaPool|IdeaPool]] * [[http://www.ubuntu.com/wiki/WinningTheDesktop|WinningTheDesktop]] * [[http://www.ubuntu.com/wiki/WhatWindowsUsersWant|WhatWindowsUsersWant]] * Data Point 5: Most popular downloads from ubuntu repositories. This would be excellent. Is it measured? How easy it it to get? I know websites measure this, do repositories? * Responsibility: * Data Point 1: TimMorris, Ryan (Ubuntu Geek on forums) crunching data and polling moderators, others? (we need someone on #ubuntu) * Data Point 2: TimMorris (no clear way to rank though; list; whiteboard + vote in sessions) * Data Point 3: ? * Data Point 4: TimMorris (no clear way to rank though; list; whiteboard + vote in sessions) * Data Point 5: ? * Methodology: Count instances of categories or classes of problems; rank Objective 3: Standardise the process / Involve the community * survey of Ubuntu users using some existing polling system? * here is the model: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/toplists/ * breezy +1? = Completed Pre-Work = * Two sayings from research: "Opinions are like a--holes, everyone has one" and "Everyone generalises from a sample size of one, well at least I know I do." * Lets make this data driven, for example on ubuntuforum 16,181 people viewed the topic "Multimedia in Hoary" while only 14 viewed the topic "HOWTO: Get your ps/2 mouse work on a kvm switch" * Completed work to: [[http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDownUnder/BOFs/UbuntuDevelopment/BrainStorm/CollectedIdeas|CollectedIdeas]]