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Maybe UX designers value their time better.

• yoz-y 6y ago
  I think it's more of a philosophy problem. In FOSS you have the power and will to get things done, so you don't want to be waiting for sketches or in an endless discussion about details with a designer. Commercial products work on different timelines and have different goals, and ultimately the developers are often not the users so they don't really care one way or other to follow somebody else's design. Ideally you get somebody who is both a great designer and a coder but those are few (Asesprite comes to mind)
  • prokoudine 6y ago
    > I think it's more of a philosophy problem. UX designers want money, and free software projects are rarely a paying gig. GIMP collaborated with a UX architect between 2005 and 2012. That guy was paying for this stuff to his employees out of his pocket when he was able to.
    • yoz-y 6y ago
      I mean, everybody wants money in the end. I don't think that making free software is somewhat different from say, hobbyist painting or making unsolicited redesigns on Dribbble. It's just easier to share and useful to a larger audience. However I think that people are okay with doing stuff for free as long as it is fun. Being your own master is fun, but if you need to collaborate it will quickly become work.