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1. What are the objectives of an IFHOSP site?

1.1 To provide multiple means of high levels of communication between developers and users.
To facilitate communication between developers and users (of Free Software/Open Source software)
To facilitate high levels of communication multiple means
1.2 To provide the resources needed to maintain the artificats of a project over a long period of time.
To provide an archive for Open Source/Free Software developers and users
1.3 To provide the means to test code behaviour in differing environments.
To facilitate testing to the source code in different environments
1.4 To allow potential developers to locate projects they may wish to particpate in.
To help developers to search for existing source code and/or projects
To allow potential developers to contribute to projects
1.5 To allow projects to make announcements such as help wanted and releases.
To promote existing project(s) hosted on site to users of software
To promote existing project(s) to developers and attract contribution
To provide tools needed to achieve the objectives of IFHOSP

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: release services   Release Services

2.1 Brief Description

Provides a means to provide releases to the public, along with an archive of past releases.
Provides a means to provide releases to the public, along with an archive of past releases

2.1.2 What are the important features of this tools?

2.1.2.1 Provides broadcast announcement services
Provides broadcast announcement services
2.1.2.2 Provides an archive of past releases
Provides an archive of past releases

2.1.3 What are the important usability factors of this tools?

2.1.3.1 No Comment.

3. What work practices and culture should be promoted?

3.1 No Comment.

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

4.1 The availability to use standard tools (e.g., CVS), yet hosted in a production capacity.
Sufficiently large capacity (e.g. storage, cpu, memory)
The tools provided are standard and commonly used

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

5.1 Inexperience with the toolsets used
Low in technical skill, inexperience in using an IFHOSP
5.2 no knowledge of the existence of the site
Poor publicity, cannot find the site

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

6.1 Of particular importance is the ability to revive dead projects. Without this ability, many projects would sit on someone's personal computer, forever gotten.
Facilitating collaboration and reduction of dulplicated effort
Possibility of reviving dead projects
6.2 IFHOSP sites provide 24/7 service-hosting abilities. Without this, dialup-connection developer's ability to provide Open Source products effectively is extremely limited.
More reliable then individually hosted servers (e.g. with only dial-up connection)

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

7.1 I believe there are no negative results.
No negative results

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

8.1 As with any programmer, a desire to provide scalable environments that minimize repetivity.
To provide a scalable environments that minimize repetivity
8.2 The desire to provide greater coordination between projects of interest.
The desire to provide greater coordination between projects of interest

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

9.1 Frustration with unexperienced users.
Frustration with unexperienced users
9.2 Lack of quality internet-connectivity.
Network/Bandwidth limitation

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

10.1 Experience in delegation
Obtain experience in delegation
10.2 Experience in maintaining possibly high-visibility, production environments
Obtain experience in maintaining possibly high-visibility, production environments

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

11.1 Loss of time trying to accommodate the needs of inexperienced users.
Loss of time trying to accommodate the needs of inexperienced users

12. What are other important issues in IFHOSP?

12.1 No Comment.


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