Various personas that GiftWrap is targetted at. Note about age ranges - we can expect them to be quite wide for any of the following.This is open-source, after all.
Bob the developer[]
- experienced programmer
- "Spend your time in programming not in packaging"
- Doesn't want to learn packaging either
- Or simply too lazy
- Will package: own software
Mary the user[]
- finds a piece of software that doesn't have a .deb
- relative computer experience - can figure things out, but not an expert
- Will package: random software from the internet that's not packaged
- first goal is personal use, sharing is included
Peter the theme designer[]
- not much of a coder, but great design skills and tinkering ability (to understand those tricky .gtkrc files!)
- Will package: theme packs, wallpaper packs (may be combined)
Sam the MOTU[]
- rationale: ubuntu has a severe lack of packagers, making packaging process easier and friendlier will help (note: we care about package quality)
- not a computer hacker, but has time and curiosity to work their way through things