[Sigia-l] Open Source Usability -- curable?

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Peter Trudelle:

>> I don't quite see the design community voluntarily becoming adjunct to a
>> process they have little control/influence over without pay.
>> 
> You might be surprised at how little control/influence a paycheck can buy.

That didn't quite come out right. I don't mean to say that just because
designers get paid they'll begin to influence the process. I mean that the
notion that professional designers will join a process which will be driven
by programmers is nutty, as they get neither influence nor pay.

If the very notion of deciding to pay designers is a tacit recognition of
their value and leadership (hopefully reversing programmer-driven practices)
then it would make more sense. In other words, I see the gesture more as
willingness to change than a matter of mere compensation.

Ziya
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