Thanks for this, I have filled it out and volunteered but really really
really wanted to iterate one big (for me) point, and that is include at
least some of the things listed in the documentation as an option in the
setup.
I am no coder and I am 99.999% sure its easier said than done but I see
quite a few posts (eg setting up VPNs, installing community templates,
etc) that would be made much easier, and hence less mailing list
repetition, if they were say included in say a "advance" option during
the install process, or perhaps an advance settings after setup... like
adding more "advance" options to the qubes manager? So the user could
select advance at the beginning and then say be asked "do you want to
install a sys-usb BUT have it manually enabled" or "do you want to set
up a VPN proxy" (which will then ask maybe using which templates, and
then after installation have a command line program that will prompt for
info to input [eg ovpn info], then generate the vm), or give the option
of enabling community member packages or templates and installing those
... like use "centos minimal for proxy VMs"), or selecting i3 or kde for
a manager, or do you want to enable MAC address randomization, or do you
want X or Y links/files to be opened up in dvm. The list goes on...
While, again, I am sure this is easier to suggest than to do I also
think that this would help those like myself who are "techno semi
competent" (which really means able to get ones self stuck trying to do
something) while also keeping it relatively simple (by having the above
be options that would only pop up if say "advanced settings" were
selected.
I dont mean to diss qubes, i have gotten so much more back than I have
donated but i really want to see it more broadly adopted and i think
things like the above could help!
Thanks again to the qubes devs and contributors!