Programmers are From Mars, Users/Managers/Companies are from Venus
Speaker | Jon "maddog" Hall |
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Time | 2004-01-15 09:00 |
Conference | LCA2004 |
Users want simplicity.
e.g. “remove item” should not be default menu item.
e.g. Only the bare minimum controls:
- compose mail, send mail, forward mail, reply mail, delete mail
- no folders support
- all other controls should get hidden and not displayed
- different levels of users: beginners, …, advanced, …: Linus Torvalds
Managers want:
- plans, even if never done
- road maps, not needed for open source, as everything is open
Different categories of users
- home users
- small business users, use consultant
- large business users?