> The problem is that since the user base is so technically inclined already, they don’t see these as problems. Or if they do, they don’t see them as being impo

> The problem is that since the user base is so technically inclined already, they don’t see these as problems. Or if they do, they don’t see them as being important enough. They may not even realise that it is a potential issue. I'm a technically inclined user, and it wouldn't even occur to me to consider someone doing what Linus did there because I know because I "just know" it won't work and would gloss over it completely. Fortunately (for everyone else) I'm not in the habit of designing UIs.