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dc.contributor.authorNichols, David M.
dc.contributor.authorTwidale, Michael B.
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-05T01:53:23Z
dc.date.available2009-03-05T01:53:23Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationNichols, D. M. & Twidale, M.(2006). The usability of open source software: analysis and prospects. In Ravi Kumar Jain B (Eds), Open Source Software in Business: Issues and Perspectives.(pp. 167-188). Hyderabad, India: The ICFAI University Press.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/2052
dc.description.abstractOpen source communities have successfully developed many pieces of software although most computer users only use proprietary applications. The usability of open source software is often regarded as one reason for this limited distribution. In this paper we review the existing evidence of the usability of open source software and discuss how the characteristics of open-source development influence usability. We describe how existing human-computer interaction techniques can be used to leverage distributed networked communities, of developers and users, to address issues of usability.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe ICFAI University Pressen
dc.rightsThis is an author’s version of an article published in the book: Open Source Software in Business: Issues and Perspectives. Used with Permission.en
dc.subjectcomputer scienceen
dc.subjectopen sourceen
dc.subjecthuman-computer interactionen
dc.titleThe usability of open source software: analysis and prospectsen
dc.typeChapter in Booken
dc.relation.isPartOfOpen Source Software in Business: Issues and Perspectivesen_NZ
pubs.begin-page167en_NZ
pubs.elements-id8500
pubs.end-page188en_NZ
pubs.place-of-publicationHyderabad, Indiaen_NZ


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