I think @fricklerhandwerk did some user tests with simple usecases:
- download and install nix
- install a package
- open the program in the package
IIRC most got confused by the homepage. There have been multiple threads and issues about it
Those two topics have suggestions within them and related topics that can result in a PR for the homepage, which IMO is the first step. The homepage is probably an important entry point for newcomers. If it isn’t clear, it will turn away new users It isn’t clear and turns away potential new users.
I do not know if there is reluctance to change it, fear of doing so (“I don’t know what this is, so how am I supposed to know what to write?”, “is only the marketing team allowed to change this?”, and similar feelings), or inability to do so (what in the world .tt? can only nix users contribute with the nix-shell requirement?, etc.), or all the above.