Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 6th Oct 2007 22:59 UTC, submitted by Christoph Plamper
"A lot of bandwidth has been wasted arguing over the lack of usability in open-source software/free software. Some people say that bad usability is endemic to the entire OSS world, while others say that OSS usability is great but that the real problem is the closed-minded users who expect every program to clone Microsoft. Some people contend that UI problems are temporary growing pains, while others say that the OSS development model systematically produces bad UI. In an effort to understand usability in the OSS world, I've researched the stories behind my favorite - and least favorite - OSS programs. I've found a fascinating variety of personalities, design philosophies, and project organizations. Although I've only scratched the surface, there are already themes that come up again and again."
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Member since:2006-03-23
and thats why we have search functionality for such stuff..
besides, whats most important? some guy has to spend 10 seconds extra to find the thing HE wishes to do(his choices), while i simply must be fine with not being able to do my thing, because that other guys thing is somehow more important, as its more common?
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2005-07-12
how does more options which they can simply choose not to use, hurt them?
Because the sheer scanning of the options is harder than to scan very few options.
It is like reading a text with no paragraphs.