Creating Simple Software in a Geek-driven Culture
An online talk about moving from a technology to user orieneted model for Firefox ...
"Two years ago, the Mozilla Foundation resembled most other open-source organizations: it was slow, technology-oriented, and allergic to consumers. Today, the Mozilla Corporation develops, distributes and promotes the first open-source product ever to penetrate the mainstream: Firefox was downloaded over 100 million times in less than one year. We will look at how Mozilla transformed its development practices, economic models—basically its entire culture—to change from a technology-focused to a people-focused organization in such a short time." continued ... (Via Stanford HCI)
"Two years ago, the Mozilla Foundation resembled most other open-source organizations: it was slow, technology-oriented, and allergic to consumers. Today, the Mozilla Corporation develops, distributes and promotes the first open-source product ever to penetrate the mainstream: Firefox was downloaded over 100 million times in less than one year. We will look at how Mozilla transformed its development practices, economic models—basically its entire culture—to change from a technology-focused to a people-focused organization in such a short time." continued ... (Via Stanford HCI)
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