http://fastwonderblog.com/2006/05/10/open-source-software-and-avoiding-feature-bloat/ Thoughts on online community strategy, community management, blogging, social media, Yahoo Pipes and open source. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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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