Preferred Attributes - Context
The context of FOSPHost includes specifics of users, tasks and socio-organisational environments (Bevan 1995). The concerns listed below relate mostly to recommended work practices and culture of a community developed around a FOSPHost site. Be awared these are not just expectation towards a community, you should expect yourself to be judged by similar standard if you joined the community.
- Flexibility towards volunteers (Q3.17)
- Fun, good spirit and hope (Q3.37)
- Listening to others (Q3.16)
- Openness in attitude, procedures and policies, no hidden agenda (Q3.2, Q3.21)
- Fair to all efforts (Q12.5)
- Tolerance, respect and patience (Q3.13)
- Sense of responsibility (Q3.1)
Also see
Controversial Issues in a FOSPHost Site
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Bevan, N 1995, 'Usability is Quality of Use', paper presented to Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Yokohama, viewed 11 Feb 2003, <
http://www.usability.serco.com/papers/hcistd95.pdf>.