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by nothis 3061 days ago
With all open/free software updates I care about one thing and one thing only: UI. Not talking "features" or anything, just reworking what's there based on concrete user studies. Never happens. The only example I know of is Firefox (which actually managed to beat Internet Explorer long before Chrome was a thing, that's how powerful usability is).

I want to support free office alternatives so badly, used OpenOffice and Libre Office for years, but recently caved to buy a license of MS Office 2016 because even Microsoft's shitty interface is miles ahead.

The free software community needs interface designers badly. I swear it's the one thing holding them back. All the features are there, but using the damn thing is infuriating.