"In the absence of a definite design of their own, many developers assume that whatever Microsoft or Apple have done is good design. Sometimes it is, but sometimes it isn’t. In imitating their designs, Free Software developers repeat their mistakes, and ensure that they can never have a better design than the proprietary alternatives."Thomas, Matthew Paul. “Why Free Software Has Poor Usability, and How to Improve It,” 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090625141639/http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-software-usability#usability #design