文章基本信息

标题：Contributors Preference in Open Source Software Usability: An Empirical Study
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作者：Arif Raza ; Luiz Fernando Capretz
期刊名称：International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA)
印刷版ISSN：0976-2221
电子版ISSN：0975-9018
出版年度：2010
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：45
出版社：Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要：The fact that the number of users of open source software (OSS) is practically un-limited and thatultimately the software quality is determined by end user’s experience, makes the usability an evenmore critical quality attribute than it is for proprietary software. With the sharp increase in use of opensource projects by both individuals and organizations, the level of usability and related issues must beaddressed more seriously. The research model of this empirical investigation studies and establishesthe relationship between the key usability factors from contributors’ perspective and OSS usability. Adata set of 78 OSS contributors that includes architects, designers, developers, testers and users from22 open source projects of varied size has been used to study the research model. The results of thisstudy provide empirical evidence by indicating that the highlighted key factors play a significant role inimproving OSS usability.
关键词：Open Source Software (OSS); Usability; Users’ feedback; Usability assessment