[dundee] Ubuntu users needed to use and test masters project

[Robert Allen]

Hi there Chris
, I am an ubuntu user, have launchpad account and sub to the cloud already.
Have put my name as a guinea pig and will help if i can
Bob Allen


On 5 May 2011 01:46, Chris Wilson <afrowildo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I’ve just started the project for my MSc course in Applied Computing and am
> in need of some guinea pigs to help design and test it. I’m going to be
> working on it between now and Monday 12th September, when my thesis is to be
> submitted, and I’m going to be using the user-centred design<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design> methodology
> and will be looking for people to provide feedback regularly between now and
> the submission deadline.
>
> The project will be to implement a ’Continuous Client’, where the move from
> one computing device to another is streamlined by saving your session on one
> computer, syncing it to a location in the cloud, and restoring it on
> another. Reader of Engadget will probably be familiar with this concept<http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/a-modest-proposal-the-continuous-client/>.
> I’m planning on building an open source version of this that will allow the
> user to use Ubuntu One sync their session from one Ubuntu computer to
> another, with Windows machines eventually being added to the mix. It’s not
> going to cover every single application in the Software Centre, but it will
> support a few of the default apps shipped with Ubuntu. In the beginning,
> this will include LibreOffice writer, Firefox and Empathy, with the option
> to expand to other LibreOffice apps if time permits.
>
> I would really appreciate people’s participation in this project, and
> anyone that wants to get involved can read the FAQ for testers<http://continuousclientproject.org/testers>,
> as well as the project <https://launchpad.net/continuousclientproject>
>  and team <https://launchpad.net/%7Ecctesters> pages on Launchpad. The
> mailing list on the team page will be the primary communication channel for
> the project so participants should sign up to that.
> If anyone has any questions regarding this, I’ll be happy to field them.
> Chris
>
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