Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th Feb 2008 22:41 UTC
"Free/Open Source software has grown considerably from its roots in the UNIX tradition of the command line interface and early X Windows-based graphical environments. As desktop use has increased concurrently with advances in desktop development, serious user interface and experience issues have arisen. Celeste Lyn Paul of User Centered Design, Inc. and the KDE Project presented, 'A Quick and Dirty Intro to User Centered Design in Open Source Development', Saturday at SCaLE 6X. Her talk emphasized the importance of including designers in the development process."
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Don't presume to tell her what she needs or doesn't need. It's her toolbox, and she should use what makes most sense to her. Let her make her own choices.