Re: [directory-discuss] Free Software Replacements

[bill-auger]

On 01/11/2018 04:46 AM, Svetlana Tkachenko wrote:
> I believe the intent is to ignore the existence of proprietary software. 
> People need to search by the name of the function (i.e. 'word processor', 
> 'web browser'). People searching by names (i.e. 'Microsoft Word', 'Internet 
> Explorer') need to face a 'no results found, here are search tips' page. This 
> is my personal opinion. I would either move any content that mentions 
> proprietary software (such as 
> https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/User:David_Hedlund/Free_software_replacements) 
> to another site, or to a new "Non-free:" namespace on-wiki which has a 
> "information here includes references to software that mistreats you!"-like 
> disclaimer at the top of each page.
> 

the problem with thinking that way is that this suggestion greatly
over-complicates the user experience - it is important to remember that
the target audience (casual windows and mac users) is not necessarily
familiar with the such categories and jargon - for the sake of user
experience, one should assume that it is more likely that a visitor to
those pages may be specifically looking to replace "word" or "skype" but
they are not looking for a "word processor" or "VOIP communicator"

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