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Usability Bugs In Open Source Software And Online Forums, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Usability Bugs In Open Source Software And Online Forums, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
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Users’ Perception Of Open Source Usability: An Empirical Study, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Users’ Perception Of Open Source Usability: An Empirical Study, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
The number of open source software (OSS) users has increased in recent years. No longer are they limited to technically adept software developers. Many believe that the OSS market share could increase tremendously provided OSS had systems that were easier to use. Although examples of good usable open source software exist, it is agreed that OSS can be made more usable. This study presents an empirical investigation to study the impact of some key factors on OSS usability from the end users’ point of view. The research model studies and establishes the relationship between the key usability factors from the …
An Empirical Study Of Open Source Software Usability – The Industrial Perspective, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
An Empirical Study Of Open Source Software Usability – The Industrial Perspective, Arif Raza, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the use of open source projects by common novice users; Open Source Software (OSS) is thus no longer a reserved arena for software developers and computer gurus. Although user-centered designs are gaining popularity in OSS, usability is still not considered one of the prime objectives in many design scenarios. This paper analyzes industry users’ perception of usability factors, including understandability, learnability, operability, and attractiveness on OSS usability. The research model of this empirical study establishes the relationship between the key usability factors and OSS usability from industrial perspective. In order to conduct …
Improvement Of Oss Usability: An Empirical Evaluation From Developers Perspective, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Arif Raza, Faheem Ahmed
Improvement Of Oss Usability: An Empirical Evaluation From Developers Perspective, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Arif Raza, Faheem Ahmed
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
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