From kde-usability Sat May 24 09:07:47 2003 From: Jeff Snyder Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 09:07:47 +0000 To: kde-usability Subject: Re: K this and K that X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=105376735111464 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 23 May 2003 5:24 pm, Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > while i agree that the naming issue is not a large issue, nor even really > related to usability at all, i responded because i don't believe that telling > people to basically shut up is the best way to foster a community, nor is > ignoring those who put an effort out there very helpful either. > > there is so much criticism out there right now about how OSS developers don't > care about users or feedback they receive. this viewpoint is largely > fostered, IMO, by "RTFM"-like responses, or simply no response whatsoever. > > and seeing as there already were responses and discussion, i thought it may be > useful to offer positive insight into the matter rather than to just tell > everyone to shut up. i did manage to to work in a few hints that it really > wasn't a usability issue along the way. > > i hope that helps you understand why i replied. > Ok, i apologise for that, it was a bit of a knee-jerk reaction on my part, having read all the arguments and responses last time it came up (although i dont think it was on this ML). Anyway, there are better people to handle the issue than me, so i'll stay out of it from here. & for my 0.02GBP, I agree pretty much with your "safe namespace" paragraph. > btw, (and to steer this somewhere useful): weren't you working on a usability > report on the printer manager? if so, did you manage to post it somewhere? i > don't seem to have it in my little collection of reports =) I looked at it a while back, but lack of time etc etc.. I have exams till the 11th june, hopefully things will improve then. - Jeff -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+zzZogV6z3V1UowARAkEvAJ40YhjI322cflDEtZQi8uq3KVT2rQCfX86g UzfC1mejzH2oIBFIeHHwDLY= =4O/p -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ kde-usability mailing list kde-usability@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability