A survey of usability practices in free/libre/open source software

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2009, Pages 264-273

  Paul, Celeste Lyn ^a  

^a KDE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPEN SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER CENTERED DESIGN;

CASE-STUDIES; CRITICAL ISSUES; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; FLOSS PROJECTS; USER CENTERED DESIGN(UCD); USER RESEARCH;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 84944265938     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2_23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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