[rglullis]

"People working on open source are hobbyists doing it their free time" is such a tired idea.

Here is a thought: do you want committed UX people working on open source? PAY THEM!

If every developer set aside a budget of 5-10% they spend on proprietary services to contribute to the funding of open source projects, there would be enough to attract hordes of UX professionals.

It amazes me how much of a premium people for, e.g, Apple products yet can not plan to spare 5-10 bucks a month to support R&D of open source.