LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever

Re:LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever by vinkelhake on Thursday January 29, 2015 @12:04PM (#8967357)

I think a lot of it comes down to what a visual designer can contribute. FOSS projects are typically the sum of individual contributions from a lot of people, all scratching their itches. There is limited scope for someone to tell other people what they need to do.

A designer who can't code is dependent on other people donating their time so that the design can be realized. This puts the designer at an immediate disadvantage.

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Re:LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever by drzaiusapelord on Thursday January 29, 2015 @01:38PM (#8968003)

>There is limited scope for someone to tell other people what they need to do.

A well run project would be soliciting UI changes, mock-ups, demos, etc. They would be planning it out, have an implementation schedule, etc. Frankly, the idea that designers waltz in and yell at humble nerds is more than a little overly generous to the broken Linus-style FOSS management style.

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Re:LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever by themoonbus on Thursday January 29, 2015 @12:09PM (#8967397)

Exactly. In some sense, you have to dictate to people who you have no power over, and do not respect you (obviously, I'm exaggerating a bit).

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Re:LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever by throwaway349283 on Thursday January 29, 2015 @02:27PM (#8968287)

If you don't value design you're incompetent as a developer. Why would you even contribute to a project if you don't want what's best for the project?

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Re:LibreOffice 4.4, the Most Beautiful LibreOffice Ever by vsync on Friday January 30, 2015 @12:54PM (#8973250)

Maybe they do value design. Maybe they just value different designs than you.

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