@QueerMatters This! So many times THIS!

Way too often, when discussing the #UX of #FOSS software with highly technical proponents of the latter, the attitude tends to be, "The CLI works fine, so what's the problem?”, “I don't really care for that feature, so why should others?", etc.

And of course, that eternal favorite of non-coders: “Stop complaining. It's open source. Just add it!”

In contrast, a user-friendly product with a meaningful, powerful feature set simply speaks for itself.

@dplattsf @joby You can find plenty of small, indie software shops that produce absolutely beautiful software, and listen to their users.

I wish they'd get more publicity in the current debate about #enshittification, and precisely because they “still” _do_ follow that customer-oriented business model that you outline, Darren.

Some companies that come to mind (for the Mac): Red Sweater, Flying Meat (seriously! ), Shiny Frog, Panic, Icon Factory, Omni Group, …

@joby @markhurst Should you just so happen to be using Apple Safari as your browser, the extension Stop The Madness Pro will tackle most of those nuisances for you.