Some questions

[Thomas Zander]

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On Sunday 22 February 2004 01:19, Frans Englich wrote:
> The revitalizing of KDE Usability(or what to call it) sounds..
> interesting!

We think so too!

> I have of course a heap of questions:
> * Hm.. The archive is not yet up..? http://lists.kde.org/

The archives are at:
https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-usability-devel/

> * What person moderates the list? (except for the -owner?)
Only owner.

> * Hired people will work on KDE's usability issues.. How many? From what
> company/ies? Fulltime/part time? Do we know them? :) What background
> does the companies have - what have they previously been working with?

No-one is hired as such; its still all voluntary.

> * How will this (whatever one should call it :) affect how we work? What
> procedures will it mean?
We are finding that out as we go as well..

> * I have a little trouble distinguishing kde-usability and
> kde-usability-devel - what's the difference save moderation? When should
> I post to the former, and when the latter?

Questions on usability for your application still go to kde-usability. 
Major new ideas as well.
This list will be the face on a new platform that is expected to grow in 
many directions. That does not answer your question, I know. So my first 
answer is that input on how to manage usability in our open source 
projects goes to this list.
I expect that answer to change when we find out more, and hear more input.

> * Can usability work which people are doing right now clash with or be
> made obsolete by when this project really gets going? (When and with
> what? :)

I really doubt that, if people are doing things that actually inprove 
usability I can assure you this will not be touched by effects of this 
platform.

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Thomas Zander
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