Design Methodology in FLOSS Projects

With the perception of the developers described, it is now clear what the developers of FLOSS projects think about design efforts as a task. However, it is not clear what they actually do to either omit or incorporate design efforts into their project activities. This section looks at the project contributor’s methodology when it comes to making design decisions.

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Table of contents

• Democracy and consensus in FLOSS projects
• Feedback mechanisms and testing in the projects
• Iterations and prototyping
• Complexity of design in FOSS projects