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Posting Date: February 22, 2003
 

What is Open Source Software and is it usable? -- "Usability specialists are not generally part of the development process."

 

  

Reader Comments...
 

Usability and Open Source Software -- David M. Nichols and Michael B. Twidale

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on February 22, 2003 10:30 AM


 

It's a simple matter of economics. Usability, like QA, requires a formalised development process and management control - and these things cost money (management's ultimate control tool is money).

Posted by: Philip Chalmers on February 23, 2003 08:23 AM


 

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