Paper 1: Usability Discussions in Open Source Development by Michael B. Twidale and David M. Nichols http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/twidalenichols.pdf Abstract: The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development. In this paper we explore how open source projects address issues of usability. We examine bug reports of several projects to characterise how developers address and resolve issues concerning user interfaces and interaction design. We discuss how bug reporting and discussion systems can be improved to better support bug reporters and open source developers.
Paper 2: Contrasting Community Building in Sponsored and Community Founded Open Source Projects by Joel West and Siobhan O'Mahony http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/westomahony.pdf Abstract: Prior research has focused on community-founded open source projects; more recently, firms have spun out existing code to create a new project. We compare the lifecycle differences between these models, and identify identify problems unique to spinout projects, particularly in building an external community. We illustrate these issues by examining a proposed open source project for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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