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

[Peter Trudelle]

Look, I get what you're saying, but without code you have no software.  
Unimplemented designs are worthless, yet code without professional UCD 
is quite common and can be very valuable.  Programmers are in a powerful 
position, especially in OSS, and they know it.

Peter

>Peter, but asphalt is only one part of a road. Surveying, engineering,
>etc. area all much more important.
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>And while "code" is essential, it is not what makes software good. The
>best line of code is meaningless if it doesn't solve a problem in the
>world. for code to be required, there needs to be reason, relevancy,
>etc.
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