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Free software scares normal people

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917 points cryptophreak | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.29s | source
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snovymgodym ◴[30 Oct 25 16:16 UTC] No.45761694[source]▶
The problem is that everyone wants a different 20% of the functionality.

Actual good UI/UX design isn't trivial and it tends to require a tight feedback loop between testers, designers, implementers, and users.

A lot of FOSS simply doesn't have the resources to do that.

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1. dayvid ◴[30 Oct 25 16:19 UTC] No.45761729[source]▶
For a lot of usecases there is a strong 80% functionality. E.g. For Handbrake, 80% of the time I am reducing the size of my video screen grabs from my computer or phone. Don't need any resolution change, etc.

There are other times I want cropping or something similar, but it's really only 10-30% of the time. If people want to have a more custom workflow they can use an advanced UI