On 24/09/13 15:45, David Kastrup wrote:
"you" is you. So start fixing it. You know better than everybody else
what is in need of fixing, so go ahead.
Every time I raise usability issues related to the contribution tools, I
run into this big wall of denial that there is actually a problem. And
rather than recognizing this as a concern of someone who wants to
contribute, you throw it back at me as somehow a sign of inadequate
commitment, that I complain without solving the problem.
I freely admit that I don't have all the technical skills needed to
provide a solution to this problem. But I _do_ know what user experience
I have contributing to other projects, and it is very, very different to
what I have when trying to contribute to Lilypond. I don't think that it
is wrong (or unhelpful) of me to point out that difference.
The thing is, even if I _did_ have all the technical skills required, or
if I invested time and effort to learn them, do I have any guarantee that
my work would be rewarded with acceptance of my solution? The hostile
reception to my saying, "Here are a set of usability problems" doesn't
exactly encourage my hope that a solution would be welcomed.