Title :
A Measurement Based Framework for Assessment of Usability-Centricness of Open Source Software Projects
Author :
Cetin, G. ; Gokturk, M.
Author_Institution :
TUBITAK, UEKAE, Kocaeli, Turkey
fDate :
Nov. 30 2008-Dec. 3 2008
Abstract :
Free and open source software (F/OSS) developers tend to build feature-centric projects rather than following a user centred design, ignoring the necessity of usability inside the resulting product, ever since. As there are many reasons behind this, main cause can be attributed to the lack of awareness of usability from developers´ point of view and little interaction of project stakeholders with human-computer interaction (HCI) studies. In order to increase the usability hence the competitiveness of open source software applications, developers need to measure their usability activities within the project, and to conduct appropriate user centered design methodologies. In this paper, a measurement method that focuses on open source project is proposed based on the motivation to improve the usability of applications and increase the efficiency of communication and collaboration level of HCI experts and developers.
Keywords :
groupware; human computer interaction; project management; public domain software; software management; user centred design; free and open source software; human-computer interaction; open source software projects; user centred design; Application software; Collaboration; Guidelines; Human computer interaction; Internet; Open source software; Signal design; Software measurement; Usability; User centered design; HCI; open source; usability; user centric design;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Image Technology and Internet Based Systems, 2008. SITIS '08. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bali
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3493-0
DOI :
10.1109/SITIS.2008.106