<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16448" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV id=idOWAReplyText42527 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I am looking for responses from a larger number of participants who have contributed to an open source project where usability is considered. </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>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 engineers are essential, as well as from other contributors, including users and user/developers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>If you would like to complete the survey, please go to: <A href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gAODMj1MTFDFfAxhbOUXcg%3d%3d">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gAODMj1MTFDFfAxhbOUXcg%3d%3d</A> </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>You are invited to post this URL on any appropriate email list or blog.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Thanks in advance for your participation. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Paula Bach</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV id=idSignature94060 dir=ltr> <DIV RE>Paula M. Bach, PhD Candidate </DIV> <DIV RE><A href="http://cscl.ist.psu.edu/public/users/pbach/index.html">http://cscl.ist.psu.edu/public/users/pbach/index.html</A></DIV> <DIV RE>Computer-Supported Collaboration and Learning Lab<BR>Penn State Human Computer Interaction Center </DIV> <DIV RE>College of Information Sciences and Technology </DIV> <DIV RE>The Pennsylvania State University </DIV> <DIV RE> <DIV RE> <DIV RE> <DIV RE><PRE></PRE></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>