Linux needs usability maniacs

#1

Post by bitbandit » Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 5:35 PM UTC

Linux needs usability maniacs
openusability.blogspot.com

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

#2

Post by blueflow » Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 5:38 PM UTC

I als cant believe it displays me a USB Stick when i plugged my portable harddisk in!

No, jk. Never expected them too match up. Don't see this as a problem.

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

#3

Post by luck87 » Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 5:56 PM UTC

maybe this is not the right thread, but the truth is well described by Torvalds: Why is Linux not competitive on desktop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnGMBMJKNM

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

#4

Post by thomasrossi » Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 7:47 AM UTC

luck87 wrote: post #3

maybe this is not the right thread, but the truth is well described by Torvalds: Why is Linux not competitive on desktop? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnGMBMJKNM

Terminal is all I need:)

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

#5

Post by bitbandit » Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 1:18 PM UTC

blueflow wrote: post #2

I als cant believe it displays me a USB Stick when i plugged my portable harddisk in! No, jk. Never expected them too match up. Don't see this as a problem.

This is perhaps why these things don't get fixed. A Linux user does not see this as a problem.

This is a problem for someone who is not a Linux user.

Most users will not actually see the problem. They will just find the system clunky to use. They will not be able to point at what makes it clunky, let alone fix it themselves.

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

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Post by blueflow » Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 8:15 PM UTC

bitbandit wrote: post #5

blueflow wrote: post #2

I als cant believe it displays me a USB Stick when i plugged my portable harddisk in! No, jk. Never expected them too match up. Don't see this as a problem.

This is perhaps why these things don't get fixed. A Linux user does not see this as a problem. This is a problem for someone who is not a Linux user. Most users will not actually see the problem. They will just find the system clunky to use. They will not be able to point at what makes it clunky, let alone fix it themselves.

On Windows i also get the wrong icon displayed.

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

#7

Post by bitbandit » Mon, Aug 24, 2015, 4:12 PM UTC

blueflow wrote: post #6

bitbandit wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is perhaps why these things don't get fixed. A Linux user does not see this as a problem. This is a problem for someone who is not a Linux user. Most users will not actually see the problem. They will just find the system clunky to use. They will not be able to point at what makes it clunky, let alone fix it themselves.

On Windows i also get the wrong icon displayed.

What icon do you get on Windows? an iPod or some generic USB device icon?

Re: Linux needs usability maniacs

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Post by blueflow » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 2:37 PM UTC

bitbandit wrote: post #7

blueflow wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On Windows i also get the wrong icon displayed.

What icon do you get on Windows? an iPod or some generic USB device icon?

I was just kidding around. Im pretty sure its impossible to get the icons right because alot of optically different devices are technically equivalent.