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Fri, Jan 14, 2005

FLOSS Usability Sprint, Feb 18-20 #

BlueOxenAssociates and the good folks at AspirationTech are organizing a usability sprint for open source software. The sprint will be held at JeffShults's fantastic new facility in SanFrancisco, February 18-20. Those who should apply: (HTW)

Developers who want to improve the usability of their OpenSource projects. (HTX)
Usability practitioners who want to help improve the usability of OpenSource software. (HTY)

I got the idea from a breakout session at the Advocacy Developer's Convergence last June. A few months later, I accidentally ran into ZackRosen on the CalTrain, and our conversation pumped me up about the idea. The next step was to find a partner in this endeavour, and AspirationTech was the natural choice. (HTZ)

This event is going to be very exciting. It will be the first gathering of developers, usability practitioners, and users devoted to improving the usability of OpenSource software. It's going to be high-energy and productive, as all AspirationTech workshops are. And, it's going to have a real and immediate impact on the quality of several applications. (HU0)

Most importantly (from BlueOxen's point of view), it will showcase outstanding collaborative processes and tools, both face-to-face and online. As always with BlueOxen projects, the goal is for this kind of event to be replicable by anyone, and the expectation is that this sprint will be the first of many. (HU1)

Go to the web site if you're interested in participating. Contact me if you're interested in sponsoring the event or if you have questions or thoughts. (HU2)

/blueoxen | Posted at 11:48am

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