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

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6.1 Facilitation of developers to update the source code in the repository directly and reduction of the need to interact with the project leader to change the code

6.2 Increase communication within the developers

6.3 Increase communication between the developers and other parties

6.4 Decrease cost of hosting a project

6.5 Decrease time in administration of an IFHOSP site individually

6.6 Getting people to contribute to the development from all over world

6.7 Building or joining a community and increase sense of belonging

6.8 Self-reliance, freedom of doing things by oneself

6.9 Autonomy, being able to be completely independent from others

6.10 Flexibility, being able to select from many ways of doing things

6.11 Centralised location for project management

6.12 Centralised location to find Free Software/Open Source Software

6.13 More reliable then individually hosted servers (e.g. with only dial-up connection)

6.14 Uniform toolset with uniform interface for users

6.15 Great programs will be produced

6.16 Greater possibility for getting community credit

6.17 Facilitating collaboration and reduction of dulplicated effort

6.18 Possibility of reviving dead projects

6.19 Getting paid

6.20 Obtaining up to date information

6.21 A more complete toolset - individually hosted sites usually only have tools that just meet the needs

6.22 Tools with better quality than individually hosted sites

6.23 Special custom tools may be readily available

6.24 Interesting parties on a certain project can be found before the project begins

6.25 Decrease the startup cost of hosting an Open Source/Free Software project

6.26 Decrease the possibility of producing multiple non-synchronized versions of software

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