Usability and open-source software development

Nichols, David M.; Thomson, Kirsten; Yeates, Stuart Andrew

doi:10.1145/2331812.2331822

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Nichols, D.M., Thomson, K. and Yeates, S.A. (2001). Usability and open-source software development. In E. Kemp, C. Phillips, Kinshuk & J. Haynes (Eds.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Computer Human Interaction (pp.49-54). Palmerston North, New Zealand: ACM SIGCHI New Zealand.

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Abstract

Open-source is becoming an increasingly popular software development method. This paper reports a usability study of the open-source Greenstone Digital Library collection-building software. The problems highlighted by the study are analysed to identify their likely source within the social context of Greenstone’s development environment. We discuss how characteristics of open-source software development influence the usability of resulting software products.

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2001

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ACM SIGCHI NZ

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