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[jonc]

On 02/18/2013 03:49 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> Am 18.02.2013 21:45, schrieb David:
>> I see two paths here.
>>
>> 1) (a) You don't like Gnome 3. (b) You find one of the many other
>> Desktops out there and use that. (c) You publicly state your
>> dissatisfaction and move on
>>
>> 2) (a) You don't like Gnome 3. (b) You find one of the many other
>> Desktops out there and use that. (c) You publicly state your
>> dissatisfaction and you bitch about it on. And on. And on long enough
>> that no one cares but you.
>>
>> I chose path 1) myself but I avoided the step c)
> and because too few people state their dissatisfaction developers
> are thinking all is fine - it is the same in the real life
>
>
>
What, exactly, is the connection in FOSS that is supposed to make 
developers care what users think? What do developers get back from 
users?  Something concrete and specific, not something hypothetical and 
wishy-washy like we're all part of one big happy community.

If such a connection exists, how are developers supposed to know which 
users they need to pay attention to?  Do they pay attention to These 
users or do they pay attention to Those users?