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True. But for Open Source projects, having a lead developer with taste is a matter of chance. And people using the software usually don't care about the "no-use
by cschwarm 17y ago
True. But for Open Source projects, having a lead developer with taste is a matter of chance. And people using the software usually don't care about the "no-users" but only their own wants and needs.
In contrast, Closed Source products simply hire a professional interface designer if that's necessary to convince "no-users" to buy.
- access_denied 17y agoHow many lead devels on OSS projects would bend before a pro UID who would contribute to the project?
- bct 17y agoThere are projects for which mainstream UI design is unsuited or unimportant, and there are undoubtedly a few people whose egos would prevent it. Apart from those, I would expect most projects would be happy to accept advice if the UID demonstrated competence.
- access_denied 17y agoThan how do we get UIDs to contribute to OSS?
- ori_b 17y agoAt a guess, a large number of them.