Story: Memo to Linux Devs: Focus on Design, Not TechnologyTotal
Replies: 2 Author Content  Jan 17, 2013 12:28 AM EDT Quoting:The
takeaway message of material like this is that Ubuntu just
works. Explaining exactly how it works–how many megabytes of
memory it consumes, the amount of disk space it requires, the
various upstream software it integrates–is not part of the
picture. And it shouldn’t be.  Yep. Bling should come before
performance. Nevermind how many megabytes the OS is using at
idle.  Quoting:Even the “About” page for Linux Mint, which leads
the open source pack in some respects when it comes to
usability, expects users to know what terms like “packages,”
“Ubuntu” and “Debian” mean.  I know. That's why none of the
Ubuntu users have switched to using Mint. Too "technical". Hard
to understand jargon.  Quoting:Still, what the open source world
sorely needs–especially as it eyes expansion into next-
generation devices such as tablets and smartphones–is a little
more empathy with the issues that end users,