Free Software usability
Fifteen pixels of fame. When a volunteer adds a new feature to a popular application, it is understandable for them to want recognition for that change — to be able to point to something in the interface and say “I did that”. Sometimes this results in new options or menu items for things that should really have no extra interface. Conversely, removing confusing or unhelpful features may draw the ire of the programmers who first developed them.
Matthew Paul Thomas über Usability-Schwächen in freier Software — und wie man die Situation verbessern kann.
Via Daring Fireball
