On Tuesday 03 February 2015 11:56:53 Martin Sandsmark wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 01, 2015 at 10:49:58AM -0200, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> > They would have if they still had major problems with the usability of the
> > tool. It probably just so happens that all the backers are used to the
> > interface, however bad it might be, and don't feel the need to sponsor
> > such a work.
>
> I think Ben's mail was more about the uncertainty whether this was actually
> the case (feel free to correct me on this, though).
>
> Do you know for a fact that noone has tried to push upstream radical UI
> changes to improve it, or is that just an assumption?
No, it's just an assumption. I was replying to Ben saying upstream had the
chance and has not made improvements.
> Isn't it also possible that people that find the UI extremely bad haven't
> simply avoided Gerrit completely, or moved to something that's better?
It's possible, which is why the UI doesn't improve. People put up with it or
leave it.
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