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What are other important issues in IFHOSP?

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12.1 Expanding an IFHOSP into multiple mirror sites to increase reliability and obtain more credibility from users
Comment: yes, but there is a need for a good synchronisation effort
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12.2 Maintaining a commitment to hosting only those projects which are under a sufficiently liberal license.
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12.3 Using the site to promote the concept Open Software/Free Software to the commercial world and non-free software developers
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12.4 IFHOSP site should be careful on the usage agreements with users and provide them with enough freedom
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12.5 Fair to all efforts
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12.6 Giving hosts of IFHOSP sites every credit that they deserve
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12.7 IFHOSP sites need to focus on maximising productivity
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12.8 Anyone wanting to setup an IFHOSP needs to be aware of the responsibility involved
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12.9 An IFHOSP should be run in an open fashion and users should be well informed
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12.10 An IFHOSP should be have up to date information of the site and employ novel techniques
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12.11 The acronym IFHOSP is pointlessly obscure
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12.12 Big IFHOSP are bad (e.g. Freshmeat) Small IFHOSP are good.
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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 No Comment

12.14 Ability to operate private or semi-private developer groups necessary to avoid "collaboration" with unwanted parties
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