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28. The OSS community (...) welcomed
the usability specialists like all those
who were willing to contribute in
some way (...). There was no previous
usability specialist involvement with
this community.
Open Source and HCI Philosophies in Open Source Projects - Incompatible
or Co-Existent?, M. Rajanen, N. Iivari, University of Oulu, Finland, 2013
29. The developers expressed that they
would readily welcome any further
usability help and especially (...) by
having a usability specialist as a close-
knit part of their team
Open Source and HCI Philosophies in Open Source Projects - Incompatible
or Co-Existent?, M. Rajanen, N. Iivari, University of Oulu, Finland, 2013
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