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I hate to admit it, but I do think their ideas and projects would gain wider adoption if they packaged them in a more visually appealing way. I do like the mini

I hate to admit it, but I do think their ideas and projects would gain wider adoption if they packaged them in a more visually appealing way. I do like the minimalist style, however the logo could use some work. PS: I am a programmer, not a designer.

mikegerwitz 9y ago
Many GNU hackers simply don't have those skills. I don't. Someone should offer their time/skills.
flashdance 9y ago
Some FOSS projects put a lot of work into UX, which is really great! Compare two implementations of OStatus-compatible social networks: GNU-Social and Mastodon. GNU-social: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/GNU_social_web_frontend_with_Swedish_localization.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/GNU_soci... Mastodon: http://wikigeek.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mastodon.png http://wikigeek.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mastodon.png Mastodon is a lot better for the average joe, but the important piece from this is that its predecessors, GNU-social and StatusNet, helped show that this sort of application can work--and I'm sure the development of Mastodon was easier because many of its challenges were solved already by other free software projects. The neat thing about all these social networks is that they're federated, which means a user on mastodon can send a message to someone using gnu-social or pump.io and vice versa. That's the magic of free software!
- mattl 9y ago
  The https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/neo-quitter https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/neo-quitter theme is quite popular for GNU social, on sites like https://quitter.se https://quitter.se
  - flashdance 9y ago
    Hey, that's pretty neat!
archagon 9y ago
Open source software needs to find a way to fund designers. There's not nearly as many "hobbyist UX designers" as there are programmers, unfortunately.
- mjevans 9y ago
  Ironically, this very project might help out with funding all sorts of developers.
- yoz-y 9y ago
  There are a lot of hobbyist UX designers out there, judging by the amount of unsolicited redesigns and blogs about what could have been if... The problem is that when you do something as a hobby, you usually want full control. This puts the developer/designer duo at odds. I think this is why we have many non-functional pretty designs and functional ugly applications/sites.

mikegerwitz 9y ago

Many GNU hackers simply don't have those skills. I don't. Someone should offer their time/skills.

flashdance 9y ago

Some FOSS projects put a lot of work into UX, which is really great! Compare two implementations of OStatus-compatible social networks: GNU-Social and Mastodon. GNU-social: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/GNU_social_web_frontend_with_Swedish_localization.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/GNU_soci... Mastodon: http://wikigeek.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mastodon.png http://wikigeek.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mastodon.png Mastodon is a lot better for the average joe, but the important piece from this is that its predecessors, GNU-social and StatusNet, helped show that this sort of application can work--and I'm sure the development of Mastodon was easier because many of its challenges were solved already by other free software projects. The neat thing about all these social networks is that they're federated, which means a user on mastodon can send a message to someone using gnu-social or pump.io and vice versa. That's the magic of free software!

mattl 9y ago
The https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/neo-quitter https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/neo-quitter theme is quite popular for GNU social, on sites like https://quitter.se https://quitter.se
- flashdance 9y ago
  Hey, that's pretty neat!

archagon 9y ago

Open source software needs to find a way to fund designers. There's not nearly as many "hobbyist UX designers" as there are programmers, unfortunately.

mjevans 9y ago
Ironically, this very project might help out with funding all sorts of developers.
yoz-y 9y ago
There are a lot of hobbyist UX designers out there, judging by the amount of unsolicited redesigns and blogs about what could have been if... The problem is that when you do something as a hobby, you usually want full control. This puts the developer/designer duo at odds. I think this is why we have many non-functional pretty designs and functional ugly applications/sites.