And unfortunately, open source just isn’t a very good strategy for fixing ugly.
June 24, 2008
open source just isn’t a very good strategy for fixing ugly
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And unfortunately, open source just isn’t a very good strategy for fixing ugly.
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Should have left that in the context of symbian. open source has actually done a damn good job of fixing ugly. go look at slackware, then ubuntu, then a customized ubuntu install with all kinds of fancy compiz plugins. bam, pretty open source.
Comment by mike — June 25, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Open-sourcing something is inherently design by committee — because you are letting everyone have input. Design by committee does not not make pretty; you need an individual vision, and consistency for that.
I tried to find pictures of ubuntu, and they didn’t strike me as “bam, pretty open source.” I wouldn’t say hideous, but I wouldn’t say pretty.
Comment by Vincent Gable — June 28, 2008 @ 2:20 pm