http://fastwonderblog.com/2006/05/10/open-source-software-and-avoiding-feature-bloat/ Consulting services for companies wanting to engage with online communities through social media.Focused on online communities, open technologies, open source, web 2.0, social media, RSS, blogging, and podcasting. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://fastwonderblog.com/2006/05/10/open-source-software-and-avoiding-feature-bloat/comment-page-1/#comment-135 rolypolycat.com » Avoiding Feature Bloat - Making the “good idea” better Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:08:06 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=107#comment-135 [...] Dawn Foster is of the opinion that: “Open source software seems to be better at figuring out which features are really needed by most people and not getting into the trap of trying to satisfy every need that a potential customer might someday have. By providing the source code, open source software often avoids feature bloat. The source code gives a customer with a specific need the flexibility to add a feature. [...] [...] Dawn Foster is of the opinion that: “Open source software seems to be better at figuring out which features are really needed by most people and not getting into the trap of trying to satisfy every need that a potential customer might someday have. By providing the source code, open source software often avoids feature bloat. The source code gives a customer with a specific need the flexibility to add a feature. [...]

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