The point of open source is that if you don't like something, you can fork and make your version which pleases you. Just because a project is open source does not mean it will have to incorporate every user request. Project leads/managers still have their say in that project.
>..you can fork and make your version which pleases you.
Which is completely unrealistic for 99% of people out there. Nobody's going to fork Chromium based on a single UI facet. And then even if you do, you're in the unenviable position of maintaining a branch for a single UI fix.
Not happening in this universe, guys.
I just wish project leads/managers would listen a bit more to the community rather than arrogantly dictating "It will be done this way, deal with it".
Failure to do that leads to crap like Gnome 3's infamous shutdown option.
> I just wish project leads/managers would listen a bit more to the community rather than arrogantly dictating "It will be done this way, deal with it".
You say that looking at single side of the coin. On the other side, the story is different. The devs receives several feature tweaks every single day. One can give detailed responses for only so much longer. There will be one time when you just cant write a satisfying response because it is not your main job.
>There will be one time when you just cant write a satisfying response because it is not your main job.
I've got to disagree here. There's always time to remain gracious and professional. If you can't bother to keep those two qualities when dealing with your users, you should probably find a new line of work.
If I was the developer of the browser with the most rapidly growing market share, I would definitely not go out of my way to make my users feel unimportant.
