Why GNOME Hackers Should Care about Usability

Usable Us'a*ble, a. Capable of being used. For such a simplistic definition, this encapsulates the fundamental goal of usability very well. Usable software is software that people can use; whether to write Email, play games or develop the next killer application. GNOME is many different things, but certainely one of its significant aspects is to provide an environment for users - for people. What a disappointment it should be when a user's ability to access one of the features we have coded is impaired or altogether halted because they don't understand how to manipulate the interface.

Nickell, Seth. Gnome.org. Articles>Usability>Programming