Re: [tlug] Re: Alan Cox's remark at Fosdem

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Uva" == Uva Coder <uva.coder@example.com> writes:

    Uva> No offense, but imho that is a bunch of hogwash. What
    Uva> works for you should work for everyone and vice-versa. I
    Uva> see it as "Does the mailer(or program) meet
    Uva> specification?". If not, then fix it. There is no excuse
    Uva> for bad design.

Of course there is.  HCI design is a "you hadda be there" art, not a
science.  You will not get everything right the first time.  (Depends
on where you draw the line between "specification" and "design".  I do
so pragmatically---if the user says it, it's "specification", while if
the programmer decides, it's "design.")


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