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Schulhoff regards himself/herself as:

1. What are the objectives of an IFHOSP site?

1.1 Support development of Open Source Software.
To enable distributed software development for developers from different geographic locations
1.2 Provide a productive and consistent user interface.
To provide a productive and consistent user interface with minimum management overhead
1.3 Attract OSS development projects.
To attract other Free Software/Open Source projects to come in and host on the site
1.4 Attract developers.
To promote existing project(s) to developers and attract contribution
1.5 Encurage reuse of code.
To facilitate the reuse of source code and reduce duplication of effort

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

No Comment

3. What work practices and culture should be promoted?

3.1 Legitimate Peripheral Participation - Less skilled developers must be allowed to participate at their own level. Less skilled developers must be viewed as potential high skilled developers, given the time to evolve.
Welcome help from less skilled developers and understand their potential to become high skilled developers
3.2 Acknowledgement of developers different cultural and technical backgrounds as a positive element - very different from corporate monocultures.
Awareness of different culture and language background
Awareness of different technology background
The value of heterogeneity, differences as assets

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

4.1 Convenience - Not having to maintain a web site as project interface.
Convenience - provides resources are difficult for an individual to maintain (e.g. web site)
4.2 Cost - Hosting of the project is free.
Low Cost or Free
4.3 Common interface - Developers do not have to learn a new interface when joining a project.
The tools provided are standard and commonly used

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

5.1 Counterproductive user interface - Many developers view productivity as a goal in it self.
Counterproductive user interface
5.2 Critical mass - IFHOSP sites also functions as advertising locations for projects. The site must have a sufficient number of projects and users.
The IFHOSP does not reach a critical mass of users and projects to achieve its advertising function

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

6.1 No Comment.

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

7.1 No Comment.

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

8.1 No Comment.

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

9.1 No Comment.

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

10.1 No Comment.

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

11.1 No Comment.

12. What are other important issues in IFHOSP?

12.1 No Comment.


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