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One big area where open source unfortunately falls flat is end user application software. In this market, proprietary applications do add real value. Unfortuna

One big area where open source unfortunately falls flat is end user application software. In this market, proprietary applications do add real value. Unfortunately, there isn't a very good business model to fund developers to work on such applications, when the application itself is not a sell-able product. These sorts of projects can work if there's a significant overlap between end-users and capable developers. If there isn't, then they're often woefully inferior to the commercial alternative.

Mandatum 6y ago
Open-source sucks at UX. I think because there's no community behind open-source UX like there is in the inner workings of systems, where people just want to get shit done.. You have to pay UX developers and designers to do their job, because it's generally not a job you'd do for free or in order to accomplish "something".
- vbezhenar 6y ago
  I wonder why UX designers don't want to work for free while software developers do work for free?
  - Mandatum 6y ago
    As a software developer, I'm writing to benefit me because I use the code I write. What I write and share is directly re-usable to others. We can walk a path and share our work, and others can take it and copy it immediately. Whereas with UX.. Most of the time it's written for the benefit of someone else. And it's not something that can be used elsewhere very easily.. Often needing to be completely re-worked to be useful anywhere else.
    - vbezhenar 6y ago
      You're talking about libraries. And parent answered to message about end user software. Sure, you might use your own end user software, but so can UX designer.
      - clarry 6y ago
        If the designer isn't also a software developer who writes a new application to scratch their UX itch, then they must work with some existing project, which presumably has existing users.. It's probably always going to be harder to contribute design overhauls than bugfixes & features.
  - partyboat1586 6y ago
    Because for programmers coding is a passion. I've met one person in my life with a passion for UX, all the rest really wanted to be doing something else and just do it for pay. Not to say they don't enjoy their work, just that it's not a personal or deep passion.
- coribuci 6y ago
  > Open-source sucks at UX. I think because there's no community behind open-source UX like there is in the inner workings of systems, where people just want to get shit done.. You have to pay UX developers and designers to do their job, because it's generally not a job you'd do for free or in order to accomplish "something". Closed source also sucks big at UX (see Office 365 for details). But M$ offers "integration" a thing which OSS cannot offer. Also , having enough lobby (corruption) or market share , the UX does not matter.

Mandatum 6y ago

Open-source sucks at UX. I think because there's no community behind open-source UX like there is in the inner workings of systems, where people just want to get shit done.. You have to pay UX developers and designers to do their job, because it's generally not a job you'd do for free or in order to accomplish "something".

vbezhenar 6y ago
I wonder why UX designers don't want to work for free while software developers do work for free?
- Mandatum 6y ago
  As a software developer, I'm writing to benefit me because I use the code I write. What I write and share is directly re-usable to others. We can walk a path and share our work, and others can take it and copy it immediately. Whereas with UX.. Most of the time it's written for the benefit of someone else. And it's not something that can be used elsewhere very easily.. Often needing to be completely re-worked to be useful anywhere else.
  - vbezhenar 6y ago
    You're talking about libraries. And parent answered to message about end user software. Sure, you might use your own end user software, but so can UX designer.
    - clarry 6y ago
      If the designer isn't also a software developer who writes a new application to scratch their UX itch, then they must work with some existing project, which presumably has existing users.. It's probably always going to be harder to contribute design overhauls than bugfixes & features.
- partyboat1586 6y ago
  Because for programmers coding is a passion. I've met one person in my life with a passion for UX, all the rest really wanted to be doing something else and just do it for pay. Not to say they don't enjoy their work, just that it's not a personal or deep passion.
coribuci 6y ago
> Open-source sucks at UX. I think because there's no community behind open-source UX like there is in the inner workings of systems, where people just want to get shit done.. You have to pay UX developers and designers to do their job, because it's generally not a job you'd do for free or in order to accomplish "something". Closed source also sucks big at UX (see Office 365 for details). But M$ offers "integration" a thing which OSS cannot offer. Also , having enough lobby (corruption) or market share , the UX does not matter.