Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Mar 2007 20:44 UTC, submitted by theosib
The founder of the Open Graphics Project writes: "Good design and usability are very important. I haven't paid enough attention to the discussions between Linus and GNOME developers, so I can't address it directly. But what I can say is that a learning curve is not a bad thing. While it's good to think about the total novice, it's even more important to have consistent and logical mechanisms. This way, if someone has to learn something new to use the computer, they have to learn it only once. This is why I think it's good that Apple and Microsoft have UI development guides that encourage developers to make their apps act consistently with other apps in areas where their functionalities conceptually overlap. And this is where I start to get disappointed with GNU/X11/Linux systems."
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2006-04-17
Linux is fine if everyting works on first boot after a new install. However, I'd rather chew off my own right arm than have to tweak a Linux system, for whatever reason, that doesn't configure itself correctly on install.
Linux does fall behind in this area IMO.