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1. What are the objectives of an IFHOSP site?

1.1 Collect and present everything relevant to an open source project,
both technology and marketing related.

To provide a centralised location for Free Software/Open Source project(s)
To present all relevant information on a project (e.g. technology, marketing, etc.)
1.2 Facilitate cooperation between the builders of the project (programmers, designers, documentation writers, advocates/salesmen, ..)
To facilitate cooperation between related parties (programmers, designers, documentation writers, advocates/salesman, etc.)
1.3 Facilitate communication between users and suppliers, so that the
users have a chance of influencing the direction of the project.

To facilitate communication between developers and users (of Free Software/Open Source software)
1.4 Make procedures, decisions, etcetera as transparant as possible.
To promote openness in managing IFHOSP (e.g. transparency in making decisions)

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: repository   Source Code Repository

2.1 Brief Description

A versioning repository for the storage of code, documentation, websites, and other data that is of importance to the participants in the project. Concrete example: CVS.
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?

2.1.2.1 Because of the geographically dispersed nature of participants, it
must be extremely good in handling conflicting updates.

Permitting concurrent development without locking and the ability to handle conflicting updates
2.1.2.2 It should be usable both "through-the-web" as well have locally available clients. This allows a casual bypasser to peruse the repository and the active developer to have powertools that employ
a native user interface.

Allowing anonymous users read only access
Security features, e.g. usernames and passwords protection, access via ssh encryption
Accessable both through WWW as well as a local client program

2.1.3 What are the important usability factors of this tools?

2.1.3.1 Feedback : The site gives informative feedback to users within reasonable response time
Feedback
2.1.3.2 Accuracy : The information processed and presented can be relied upon to be correct
Accuracy
2.1.3.3 Coherence : The information is presented logically and without contradiction
Coherence
2.1.3.4 Ease of Navigation : The information is in a structure that is easy to navigate
Ease of Navigation

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?

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