Experiment 2 - Day 5

Well, I just handed the OS to a non-technical user, trying to observe how the user handles the new system. Starting up, there was confusion with the login screen, user didn't associate the screen as a login window and also didn't sense that he would also need a password. it took a few seconds for the realization to sink in. He was impreshed with the simplisity of the system, however when he went to run his practice test program, we had a minor issue. First he started his entry program, this program gives the user three choices and launches the appropriate program based upon choice. When he made his choice, the application did not launch, I had tested this prior on my administrative account, but then again, he isn't administrative. After a few minutes, we had another glitch, the system shrunk the window and gave a permissions denied error, took a minute for the system to start responding to that window again. Now we will observer the continuation of this test. I know this isn't the best for the user, having him practice a test on a system that isn't 100% certified, but it is the easiest way for me to ascertain if the linux system is end-user friendly.