{"ancestors":[],"descendants":[{"id":"111881991959492545","created_at":"2024-02-06T01:41:54.000Z","in_reply_to_id":"111881975377438219","in_reply_to_account_id":"111243333718206142","sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://indieweb.social/users/jeff/statuses/111881991895825375","url":"https://indieweb.social/@jeff/111881991895825375","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":2,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://toolsforthought.social/@boris\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eboris\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@chuqvr\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003echuqvr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mastodon.social/@andrewabernathy\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eandrewabernathy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e The problem is, with most successful OSS software, the developers ARE the users. They’re “scratching their own itch” by creating tools that they, themselves, use and depend on.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost software though is used by people with no desire to dig into code, tweak YAML files, etc. Consumer stuff in particular usually benefits from a singular vision from a handful of UX designers — not a group of programmer volunteers.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"111546513416576273","username":"jeff","acct":"jeff@indieweb.social","display_name":"Jeff C. 🇺🇦🇬🇱","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-05T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eBurnt to the core, but not broken…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiOS developer. 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