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What are other important issues in IFHOSP?

12.1. Expanding an IFHOSP into multiple mirror sites to increase reliability and obtain more credibility from users
Mark developing a coherent, reasonable plan for expanding the site into a "federation" or mirror-network of multiple sites, not all of which are under the original site-owner's control. central points of failure (and administrative control) make programmers suspicious.
Jacob How to build a robust system that scales across the entire internet, and allows for concurrent development in the face of network partitions.
12.2. Maintaining a commitment to hosting only those projects which are under a sufficiently liberal license.
Mark maintaining a commitment to hosting only those projects which are under a sufficiently liberal license.
12.3. Using the site to promote the concept Open Software/Free Software to the commercial world and non-free software developers
Mark using the site as a "marketing tool" to encourage non-free software developers to try developing in the open, under a good license.
Phil trying to get more attention from commercial world
12.4. IFHOSP site should be careful on the usage agreements with users and provide them with enough freedom
Alvin Usage agreements - the IFHOSP must be very careful in terms of what they are and aren't allowed to do with the code on their site. Sites that have statements such as "hosting your project here grants the site owners a nonexclusive, royalty free perpetual license to use the software" are not acceptable.
12.5. Fair to all efforts
Dave Needs to be fair to all open source efforts.
12.6. Giving hosts of IFHOSP sites every credit that they deserve
Luke Users must be aware that an IFHOSP is taking on a great burden and that they must give them all the credit possible.
12.7. IFHOSP sites need to focus on maximising productivity
Noah With sites like SourceForge, there is little need to set up your own infrastructure for an Open Source project. You can focus on more productive things, like the improvement of your favourite piece of software.
12.8. Anyone wanting to setup an IFHOSP needs to be aware of the responsibility involved
Luke Anyone wanting to setup an IFHOSP needs to be aware of the responsibility involved. They must be open and honest with their users so that if a problem is growing, that the users are not blindsided.
12.9. An IFHOSP should be run in an open fashion and users should be well informed
Luke Anyone wanting to setup an IFHOSP needs to be aware of the responsibility involved. They must be open and honest with their users so that if a problem is growing, that the users are not blindsided.
12.10. An IFHOSP should be have up to date information of the site and employ novel techniques
Phil keeping up to date with what's going on (e.g. new projects, dead projects, novel techniques, etc.)
12.11. The acronym IFHOSP is pointlessly obscure
Troy (I think the acronym IFHOSP is pointlessly obscure)
12.12. Big IFHOSP are bad (e.g. Freshmeat) Small IFHOSP are good.
Leslie Cannot speak for other ours are small is good big is bad
freshmeat is to big for instance and the fun of helping people
mak their software available.
12.13. A remedy of the administrator(s) of IFHOSP interfering with the development of project(s) is to provide mirroring or withdrawal paths for users if they want to host their projects elsewhere
Mark possible loss of control over own work. administrators must be completely "hands off" the development, and always provide complete mirroring/withdrawl paths for users of the site.
12.14. Ability to operate private or semi-private developer groups necessary to avoid "collaboration" with unwanted parties
Mark possible extra "collaboration" with unwanted parties ("back-seat programmers", trolls). ability to operate private or semi-private developer groups necessary.

clarification: the ability to have private groups is a necessity _imposed_ by the negative factor of participation by unwanted extra developers. the ability to have private groups is _not_ a negative result of using the IFHOSP site itself.

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Generated On: 27 Sep 2002