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It looks very similar to a certain other online agile tool. How is it better, other than being open source? The name 'fulcrum' is a word that brings to mind p
by wccrawford 15y ago
It looks very similar to a certain other online agile tool. How is it better, other than being open source?
The name 'fulcrum' is a word that brings to mind physical force... I think you meant it to bring to mind that you put a little effort in, and a lot of work gets done... But for me, the idea that force is needed at all seems like a negative.
- fredoliveira 15y agoIt looks very similar to a certain other online agile tool. How is it better, other than being open source? It does indeed, but the author isn't hiding that in any way. Here's what's on the page at Github: Fulcrum is a clone of Pivotal Tracker. It will almost certainly never surpass the functionality, usability and sheer awesomeness of Pivotal Tracker, but aims to provide a usable alternative for users who require a Free and Open Source solution. I think this looks pretty good - particularly because it's hosted and a lot of companies still need that today (a day doesn't go by when I don't get requests for hosted versions of the service I run).
- malclocke 15y agoIt most certainly isn't better, in fact I'd say it's considerably worse (as the author, I hope I can say that without recrimination!). I like your interpretation of the name, a little effort gets a lot of work done. The meaning of the name is supposed to be a pun, i.e. a fulcrum is a pivot point.