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# Structural Reasons You Think Open Source Apps are Ugly
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/structural-reasons-you-think-open-source-apps-are-ugly-2/
- Published: 2022-11-29T18:20:16.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-29T18:20:16.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Koos Looijesteijn: Why is open source software so badly designed?](https://www.kooslooijesteijn.net/blog/why-is-free-open-source-software-badly-designed?ref=birchtree.me)

> Great design isn’t done by picking up a tiny issue and creating a solution for it. It’s done by gaining deep understanding for the problems people have, the context in which they use products and by testing solutions with people. It’s labor-intensive and requires people who are engaged with their users over long periods of time.

A very good read about the structural reasons open source software often has less-than-wonderful UIs.