Re:Malleable Systems: Software must be as easy to change as ...
by hinkley on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @11:10AM
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It’s challenging to do, but there is something to be said for having features you don’t advertise.
You don’t have to make them work for everyone. They don’t have to be safe in all possible scenarios. But they are there for Support to offer to users who are caught in a bind and need a solution.
The about: box is a bit like this. It’s there, if you really need it, but they aren’t going to flood their menus for all the 2% cases.
You don’t have to make them work for everyone. They don’t have to be safe in all possible scenarios. But they are there for Support to offer to users who are caught in a bind and need a solution.
The about: box is a bit like this. It’s there, if you really need it, but they aren’t going to flood their menus for all the 2% cases.