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No. of Votes
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1.
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What are the objectives of an IFHOSP site?
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1.2
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To support concurrent and collaborative software development |
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19
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.3
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To facilitate communication between developers |
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20
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.18
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To allow potential developers to contribute to projects |
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19
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.1
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To enable distributed software development for developers from different geographic locations |
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20
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.4
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To facilitate communication between developers and users (of Free Software/Open Source software) |
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20
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.5
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To facilitate cooperation between related parties (programmers, designers, documentation writers, advocates/salesman, etc.) |
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20
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.20
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To facilitate software development in a better way |
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19
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.38
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To facilitate high levels of communication multiple means |
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17
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.37
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The site should be fast and has high availability. |
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19
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Answer from Previous Round |
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1.29
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To build a sense of community of between developers for a project |
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19
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Answer from Previous Round |
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2.
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What tools can be employed on an IFHOSP site and
what are the important features and usability factors for each of them?
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2.1
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Source Code Repository |
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17
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Answer from Previous Round |
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2.2
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Mailing List |
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17
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Answer from Previous Round |
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2.5
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WWW Server |
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17
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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2.4
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Tracking System |
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17
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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2.11
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Security Measures (e.g. ssh) |
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16
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.
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What work practices and culture should be promoted?
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3.27
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Jane Jacob's systems of survival's commercial moral syndrome |
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3
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.17
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Flexibility towards volunteers |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.37
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Fun and good spirit and hope |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.28
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Using centralised repository for source code |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.35
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Clarity, simpleness of code |
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14
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.9
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Creating a public library atomsphere, giving users as much freedom as possible and staying out of the users' way |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.29
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To include automated building and testing facilities in releases |
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14
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.20
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Openness in attitude, no hidden agenda |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.21
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Openness in procedures and policies |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.16
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Listening to others |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.30
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Easy to use, high usability |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.13
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Tolerance, respect and patience |
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13
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.1
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Sense of responsibility |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.38
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Frequent submissions of contributions |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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3.5
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Reuse of existing source code |
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14
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.
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What are factors that movitate users to use an IFHOSP site?
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4.2
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Available 24 hours a day |
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10
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.8
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The tools provided are effective and productive |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.3
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Reliable |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.20
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To attract more contributors |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.9
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Convenience - provides resources are difficult for an individual to maintain (e.g. web site) |
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10
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.6
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Fast access, responsive (high bandwidth and power server) |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.4
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Low Cost or Free |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.7
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The tools provided are standard and commonly used |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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4.16
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The site is frequently updated |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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5.
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What are barriers that prevent users from using an IFHOSP site?
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5.1
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Unreliable |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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5.5
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The opposite of the answers in question 4 |
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3
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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5.7
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Counterproductive user interface |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.
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What are the positive results for users in using an IFHOSP site?
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6.2
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Increase communication within the developers |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.13
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More reliable then individually hosted servers (e.g. with only dial-up connection) |
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10
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.1
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Facilitation of developers to update the source code in the repository directly and reduction of the need to interact with the project leader to change the code |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.6
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Getting people to contribute to the development from all over world |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.22
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Tools with better quality than individually hosted sites |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.25
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Decrease the startup cost of hosting an Open Source/Free Software project |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.17
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Facilitating collaboration and reduction of dulplicated effort |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.3
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Increase communication between the developers and other parties |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.20
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Obtaining up to date information |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.26
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Decrease the possibility of producing multiple non-synchronized versions of software |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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6.5
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Decrease time in administration of an IFHOSP site individually |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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7.
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What are the negative results for users in using an IFHOSP site?
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7.10
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Loss control of the choice of tools hosted on site |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.
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What are other important issues in IFHOSP?
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12.4
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IFHOSP site should be careful on the usage agreements with users and provide them with enough freedom |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.11
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The acronym IFHOSP is pointlessly obscure |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.8
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Anyone wanting to setup an IFHOSP needs to be aware of the responsibility involved |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.9
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An IFHOSP should be run in an open fashion and users should be well informed |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.1
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Expanding an IFHOSP into multiple mirror sites to increase reliability and obtain more credibility from users |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.5
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Fair to all efforts |
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10
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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12.10
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An IFHOSP should be have up to date information of the site and employ novel techniques |
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9
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Details |
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Answer from Previous Round |
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