Usability and open source software.
Citation
Export citationNichols, D.M. & Twidale, M.B. (2002). Usability and open source software. (Working paper series. University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science. No. 10/02/2002). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.
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Abstract
Open 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.
Date
2002-12-01Type
Publisher
University of Waikato
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