[IxDA Discuss] open source contributors needed

[Paula Bach]

I am looking for responses from a larger number of participants who
have contributed to an open source project where usability is
considered.

As a graduate student in the College of IST at Penn State University,
I am researching the role of usability expertise in Free/Libre/Open
source Software (FLOSS) projects. This includes looking at how
usability issues are handled. Responses from developers and usability
people are essential, as well as from other contributors, including
users and user/developers.

The survey will take no longer than 15 to 20 minutes, and your
responses will help me (and others) understand how open source
contributors approach usability in FLOSS projects.

If you would like to complete the survey, please go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gAODMj1MTFDFfAxhbOUXcg%3d%3d

At the end of the survey you will have to option to participate later
in an interview and/or to receive the results of the survey.

You are invited to post this URL on any appropriate email list or blog.

Thanks in advance for your participation. Please feel free to contact
me if you have any questions or concerns.
Paula Bach

Paula M. Bach, PhD Candidate
http://cscl.ist.psu.edu/public/users/pbach/index.html
Computer-Supported Collaboration and Learning Lab
Penn State Human Computer Interaction Center
College of Information Sciences and Technology
The Pennsylvania State University