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[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 42 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You're welcome to contribute your experties.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 32 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I wish I could, but this is a systemic problem, not a problem with one individual project.

Is the mindset that anyone looking for open source, FOSS, or Linux stuff is already tech-savvy enough to know exactly what they are looking for based solely on a text description?

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 2 hours ago

What? There are hundreds of thousands of FOSS projects with great presentation. GIMP is the exception these days, not the rule.

[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 64 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's more so that the kind of people contributing to these projects are on balance not that interested in doing the marketing work.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca -2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Do the operating systems the contributors use not have a screenshot function?

I mean, seriously, simply highlighting a few features would make a massive difference.

I speak for all projects, not just GIMP.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

These projects are run by volunteers, they don't have the unlimited budget for designers that Adobe does. And to be honest, it kinda seems like you're just criticizing them for no good reason. Have you personally designed and built a website that doesn't suck?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

These projects are run by volunteers, they don’t have the unlimited budget for designers that Adobe does.

A few screenshots would be nice. Not asking them to make a high-production video intro shot on a cruise ship with RED cameras and featuring an A-list celeb.

And to be honest, it kinda seems like you’re just criticizing them for no good reason.

On the contrary. I want to see them reach a wider audience. I want to see FOSS, Linux, and other open-source projects become more accessible and widely available. For me, the way many of these projects present themselves is like gatekeeping to keep people away.

Have you personally designed and built a website that doesn’t suck?

Yes, but I won't doxx myself, so there's no proof I can give you.

Regardless, as a user and someone who wants to see open-source projects succeed, my comment should only be taken as constructive criticism.

[–] juli@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

On the contrary. I want to see them reach a wider audience. I want to see FOSS, Linux, and other open-source projects become more accessible and widely available

then contribute, it's called "open source" for a reason or at least raise an issue where the maintainers can see? Not on some random link aggregation platform about an announcement?

[–] nomugisan@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 9 hours ago

How do you contribute when there's the Wikipedia effect?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 hours ago

is taking a screenshot that hard?

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 17 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

You can if you wish. You just choose not to. Like so many of us. If more did volunteer, the problem would disappear. It's that simple.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 17 hours ago

Basically, yes.