List of Academic Research on Usability in FOSS
List of academic research on usability work and open source culture. Contributions are welcome!
| Year | Author | Title | Cited 2015 | Acceess | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Eric Steven Raymond | The Cathedral and the Bazaar | 3930 | Open | www.unterstein.net |
| 2001 | D.M. Nichols, K.Thomson and S.A.Yeates | Usability and open-source software development | 42 | Paid | acm.org |
| 2002 | N.Frishberg,A.M. Dirks, C.Benson, S. Nickell, S. Smith | Getting to know you: open source development meets usability | 44 | Open | researchgate.net |
| 2002 | Peter Trudelle | Shall We Dance? Ten Lessons Learned from Netscape's Flirtation with Open Source UI Development | 16 | Open | iol.ie |
| 2003 | D.M. Nichols, M.B Twidale | The Usability of Open Source Software | 249 | Open | firstmonday.org |
| 2004 | C Benson, M Muller-Prove, J Mzourek | Professional Usability in Open Source Projects: GNOME, OpenOffice.org, NetBeans | 78 | Paid | acm.org |
| 2005 | E. Golden, B. E. John, L. Bass | The Value of a Usability-Supporting Architectural Pattern in Software Architecture Design: A Controlled Experiment | 45 | Open | cmu.edu |
| 2006 | M. S. Andreasen, H.V. Nielsen, S.O. Schrøder, J. Stage | Usability In Open Source Software Development: Opinions And Practice | 44 | Open | itc.ktu.lt |
| 2006 | Reitmayr, E., Balazs, B., Mühlig, J. | Integrating Usability with Open Source Software Development: Case Studies from the Initiative OpenUsability | 5 | Open | psu.edu |
| 2007 | Mark Aberdour | Achieving Quality in Open Source Software | 141 | Paid | acm.org |
| 2007 | N. Viorres, P. Xenofon, M. Stavrakis, E. Vlachogiannis, P. Koutsabasis, J. Darzentas | Major HCI Challenges for Open Source Software Adoption and Development | 24 | Open | researchgate.net |
| 2007 | M. Bødker, L. Nielsen, R.N. Orngreen | Enabling User Centered Design Processes in Open Source Communities | 23 | Open | researchgate.net |
| 2007 | G.Çetin, D.Verzulli, S.Frings | An Analysis of Involvement of HCI Experts in Distributed Software Development: Practical Issues | 31 | Open | researchgate.net |
| 2008 | Matthew Paul Thomas | Why Free Software has poor usability, and how to improve it | 7 | Open | web.archive.org |
| 2009 | H.Hedberg and N.Iivari | Integrating HCI Specialists into Open Source Software Development Projects | 14 | Open | springer.com |
| 2009 | Paula M. Bach | Supporting the user experience in free/libre/open source software development | 4 | Open | psu.edu |
| 2009 | Paula M. Bach, R.DeLine, and J.M. Carroll | Designers wanted: participation and the user experience in open source software development | 32 | Paid | acm.org |
| 2010 | Paula M. Bach, M.Twidale | Social Participation in Open Source: What it Means for Designers | 8 | Paid | acm.org |
| 2010 | A.Raza and L.F.Capretz | Contributors' preference in open source software usability: An empirical study | 6 | Open | Cornell Uni Library |
| 2012 | A.Raza and L.F.Capretz | Do open source software developers listen to their users | 4 | Open | researchgate.net |
| 2013 | M.Rajanen and N.Iivary | Open Source and Human Computer Interaction Philosophies in Open Source Projects: Incompatible or Co-Existent? | 4 | Open | oulu.fi |
| 2015 | M.Rajanen, N.Iivari and A.Lanamäki | Non-response, Social Exclusion, and False Acceptance: Gatekeeping Tactics and Usability Work in Free-Libre Open Source Software Development | 3 | Open | oulu.fi |
| 2015 | M.Rajanen and N.Iivary | Examining Usability Work and Culture in FOSS | 1 | Open | oulu.fi |