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Discussing KISS and OSS in polite company
Niels Hartvig, founder of open-source CMS project umbraco (featured in this screencast) has managed to keep the core code-base quite slim (Niels says just 10,000 lines) and functionality quite straightforward. His watchword is KISS -- "keep it simple, stupid". Like their commercial counterparts, open-source software (OSS) projects can suffer from bloat, particularly those architected for most or all community contributions to be glommed onto the platform itself, rather than as optional modules. So, it's reasonable to inquire of your favorite open-source CMS project community, what is their approach? Just be mindful about using the words "KISS" and "OSS" in the same sentence...
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