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Re:Designers, how do we get you guys to contribute to open s... by hamai on Sunday February 27, 2011 @05:03PM (#2269134)
I like VLC "ugliness". I think it's more functional than some more elaborated interfaces that end up looking like scene keygens.
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Re:Designers, how do we get you guys to contribute to open s... by jbk on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:10AM (#2270279)
See my original post: prettiness and usability are 2 different things :D

And yes, too many people forget usability for prettiness.

VLC is usable (not all parts, true) but isn't beautiful.

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