[Toaster] Toaster 1.7 planning, dogfooding and (more formal) usability testing

[Barros Pena, Belen]

Hi all,

There are 3 things I need to mention:

1) 1.7 Toaster planning

We are starting to plan the 1.7 Toaster release. Although everything is
very much up in the air, it's looking like we might be focusing on
bringing in the ability to run builds. If you have a different opinion
about priorities (for example, you would like to see fancy graphs
instead), or feature requests, open something in Bugzilla
(https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/)

2) 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.

3) (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.

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 normally
give out something in return for your time, but things are tight right
now, so all you'll get on this occasion is a heartwarming thank you.

Cheers

Belén