Difference between revisions of "Open collaborative design/Isn't this design by committee?"
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It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by committee... Won't this development model just create a herd of camels? | It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by committee... Won't this development model just create a herd of camels? | ||
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| − | No, because there is no single 'conclusion' that a | + | No, because there is no single 'conclusion' that a design has to arrive at. As with software, it might be that an original design is created by a single motivated individual, or a small group of people with a common purpose and shared vision. Beyond that, the design can be evolved in multiple directions by other interested parties who might need a particular variation. |
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| + | Plenty of fine horses have been created within the open-source software world and it will be the same with design and engineering. | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 20 October 2007
It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by committee... Won't this development model just create a herd of camels?
No, because there is no single 'conclusion' that a design has to arrive at. As with software, it might be that an original design is created by a single motivated individual, or a small group of people with a common purpose and shared vision. Beyond that, the design can be evolved in multiple directions by other interested parties who might need a particular variation. Plenty of fine horses have been created within the open-source software world and it will be the same with design and engineering.
