Decius wrote:
] ] "In this paper we review the existing evidence of the
] ] usability of open source software and discuss how the
] ] characteristics of open-source development influence
] ] usability."
]
] This is a detailed paper. Just read the bullet points. It
] makes observations that need to be made. In general, computer
] geeks tend to think they are better then tech writers,
] usability people, artists, etc... this is a common theme. It
] was, in fact, the point of a presentation at Phreaknic which
] was discussed here. It causes problems. This is one of those
] problems.

Engineers make horrible designers.

flynn23 wrote:
]
] Engineers make horrible designers.

Welcome to MemeStreams... :)

bucy wrote:
] Decius and I were talking about this some last Saturday ...
] this
] paper crystalizes a lot of the problems that OSS will have to
] overcome
] to win on the desktop.

so you guys actually think OSS has a chance to win the desktop? BWAHAHAHAHAHA....

if anyone has a 'chance', it's Apple. And that's not much of a chance.