-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 22/09/12 16:56, Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb wrote: > I have the feeling (backed up by observation) there is a similar > approach by some people open source software, where the argument of > "the developer is good so s/he wouldn't do anything bad".
Absolutely - and it might be interesting to unpack the notion "wouldn't do anything bad" into "wouldn't do anything malicious" and "wouldn't make any mistakes". Do we tend to conflate one with the other? >> Knowing more about how people reason about these issues would >> help developers to design tools that actually have the properties >> people think they have. > > Do you have any information or resources on this? I wish I did, but I'm really a beginner at thinking about usability. I'd love to hear about any resources you find. Cheers, Michael -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQXeMAAAoJEBEET9GfxSfMvg8IAL9R5UzhyBeqaNnsn50AahqF NHEua+lBdGjr9oYnVE4CURCPmOJc1UdCOzG/18GaHpRPqHl+VuX3F8/f4K1J8fD4 reuca/ufanG9IPDT8uQ/Wn0X3sA6beXaKkpOV/897hw46nAq22QbcSxmw384OuBz 2NaigzAV/VJkoiPSxnsHZLZgDSEOSCGDX5Uzcorj1Qdp+dOlNiU4TfQXZ09MD/+0 pp3kNczppaIvXRQ43tnCY1/4TePX9ma85TFrMPu9Hpd27xU3YyS2EVHamuMeemMq cvRuzEUEvVxx0Na/xURXqjXDBcUcija487UqS/OEi+kcIVvbFl/jf2HQ9nldjc8= =YJk0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
