Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Poll about linux music audio app usability
From: Dave Griffiths (dave_AT_pawfal.org)
Date: Thu Jun 13 2002 - 15:02:49 EEST
> The problem seems to be either...
>
> A) That there aren't enough of these people to go around.
>
> B) That these people aren't in touch with the people who want to
> write code, or just have a hard time coordinating with them.
>
> or C) That these people aren't very deeply involved with the linux /
> free software circles... maybe because being a good designer doesn't
> necessarily make one a good geek.
Personally speaking, I think one of the most interesting areas of audio app
design is the user interface, because there is no really obvious way of doing
it. I'm really interested in unusual solutions to these problems, and not
necessarily only visually - I'd quite like to get a text based interface to
SSM one day.
One of the things I'm always slightly disappointed in Linux apps (including my
own) is the lack of originality of interface and ideas, too many clones of
existing solutions - when we have the freedom and lack of commercial worries
to do whatever we want.
Dave
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