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:Why Free Software Has Poor Usability, and How to Improve It
Why Free Software Has Poor Usability, and How to Improve It
Aug 4, 2008, 21 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (3600 reads)

(Other stories by Matthew Paul Thomas)

"# Release early, release often, get stuck. The common practice of “release early, release often” can cause poor design to accumulate. When a pre-release version behaves a particular way, and testers get used to it behaving that way, they will naturally complain when a later pre-release version behaves differently — even if the new behavior is better overall. This can discourage programmers from improving the interface, and can contribute to the increase in weird configuration settings.

"Solution: Publish design specifications as early as possible in the development process, so testers know what to expect eventually."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"Proprietary software vendors typically  ...   Producing software people want to use.   
Don Whitbeck
Aug 5, 2008, 01:11:12
 
I'll read it later on since it's ...   Noticed a number of flaws while skimming   
Jose_X
Aug 5, 2008, 02:19:38
 
> I'll read it later on since it&#39 ...   Re: Noticed a number of flaws while skimming   
Fred Arnold
Aug 5, 2008, 04:41:51
 
It is all unix-nutheadses fault. Insisti ...   Unix nutheads are aliens opposed to human usabilit   
vi
Aug 5, 2008, 06:38:36
 
> It is all unix-nutheadses fault..Actua ...   Re: Unix nutheads are aliens opposed to human usab   
Rainer Weikusat
Aug 5, 2008, 14:23:12
 
> > I'll read it later on since it&# ...   Re: Re: Noticed a number of... Olympians   
Jose_X
Aug 5, 2008, 16:24:46
 
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