{ "title": "Usability in Free Software", "description": "For a software to truly be free, people need to be able to easily use it without help. This is a quick start to usability testing in a distributed and independent development environment: A collection of usability methods applicable especially in free & open source software projects. No matter if you are a developer, usability person or just enthusiastic about making software easier to use, this document should help you get going. This started out in Summer 2011 as a bachelor’s thesis concluding my studies of information design at Stuttgart Media University. The original title was Coordinating low-cost usability testing in independent free & open source software projects. Now it’s an open document, everyone can use it & contribute. ", "author":"Jan-Christoph Borchardt", "pdf": { "paperSize": "a4", "pdf.margin.top": "35", "pdf.margin.bottom": "30", "pdf.margin.left": "10", "pdf.margin.left": "30" } }