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Austin regards himself/herself as:

1. What are the objectives of an IFHOSP site?

1.1 Provide a repository for source code and documentation that is fast and has high availability to developers and the user community.
To provide a centralised location for Free Software/Open Source project(s)
To provide an archive for Open Source/Free Software developers and users
The site should be fast and has high availability.
1.2 Serve as central site for recruiting and organizing contributors.
To enable distributed software development for developers from different geographic locations
To promote existing project(s) to developers and attract contribution
To provide a centralised location for Free Software/Open Source project(s)
1.3 Provide a forum for project-related discussions.
To facilitate communication between developers
1.4 Provide machine and/or human resources to build and distribute product releases.
To enable distributed software development for developers from different geographic locations
To provide machine and/or human resources to support IFHOSP
To distribute Free Software/Open Source Software

2. What tools can be employed on an IFHOSP site and what are the important features and usability factors for each of them?

Tool 1: Source control system   Source Code Repository

2.1 Brief Description

Maintains a repository of current and previous versions of source code, documentation, etc.
Maintains a centralised repository of current and previous versions of source code, documentation, etc.

2.1.2 What are the important features of this tools?

No Response!

2.1.3 What are the important usability factors of this tools?

No Response!

3. What work practices and culture should be promoted?

No Response!

4. What are factors that movitate users to use an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

5. What are barriers that prevent users from using an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

6. What are the positive results for users in using an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

7. What are the negative results for users in using an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

8. What are factors that motivate adminstrators to setup or maintain an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

9. What are barriers that prevent adminstrators from setting up or maintaining an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

10. What are the positive results for adminstrators in setting up or maintaining an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

11. What are the negative results for adminstrators in setting up or maintaining an IFHOSP site?

No Response!

12. What are other important issues in IFHOSP?

No Response!


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