____/ Doug Mentohl on Monday 14 April 2008 18:30 : \____
> "Usability is a recognized challenge for open source development ..
> more so for anyone who does not have the resources for dedicated
> usability assessment.."
>
> "When Paula investigated other open source projects, she quickly
> discovered that most do not have a well-defined design process"
>
> "when developers create tools for average users, they typically need
> some help from HCI experts"
>
> "Many OSS projects don't have the resources to devote to usability,
> and they are on their own when it comes to assessing the usability of
> their applications"
>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/4/4/D44F6287-41F5-48EB-A93A-23D251B2704E/AcademicOSSatMS.pdf
Visibility of source code has nothing whatsoever to do with user interfaces.
Classic FUD!
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