Open Source Success Factors
- rapid release schedule
- regression tests
- do one thing well
- avoid over-design
- a central vision
- documentation
- avoid standardsism
- up and running in ten minutes or less!
- developer responsiveness
- easily update-able wiki pages
Points like these are important as we restructure the Midgard Project to address recent popularity concerns.
Via Gregor J. Rothfuss.
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