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.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
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 Ideal software development project.
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.. contents::
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About ideal software development model.
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This file mainly discuss about open source software project.
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Open source.
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Open source software project have freedom on how organise project workflow and
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which development toolchains to use.
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Close source.
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Close source projects have proprietary nature because of:
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* interest to make money (another parties can not easily reproduce project to
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  get monopoly on market)
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* low code quality (to stop stain company good name or to stop malicious
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  attacks based on code analysis)
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* security consideration (to hide protocols and data format to make harder
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  malicious attack)
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* business model (closed data formats allow vendor lock)
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Disadvantages of closed source project (in many case):
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* you can not directly contact with developers (only through support)
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* low support quality (supported ugually don't have tech skills)
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* paid support (and you have no enough money)
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* can not access to product bug tracing system (you only can submit bug via
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  crash report application or technical support; publishing internal bugs can
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  damage product reputation)
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Component of software project.
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* Sources.
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* Documentation.
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* Version control system (VCS).
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* Bug tracking system (BTS).
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* Project news/history/changelog.
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Project home page.
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Project home page must provide:
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* project name
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* short info about project goal
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* project license
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* current project status
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* links to binary release
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* links to source release, how to get latest source from VCS
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* links to online/printed docs
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* how report bug (BUGS)
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* where send patch
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* contact info
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Additionally:
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* help welcome, requirement to join to project
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* mail/news list for users/developers, how to subscribe/unsubscribe, where
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  find archive, how search for keyword in archive
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* project history (NEWS, ChangeLog)
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* project policy (HACKING)
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* how build project (README, INSTALL)
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* list of contributor with contact info (MAINTAINERS, AUTHORS)
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* who use project
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Docs.
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TODO
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VCS.
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Acronyms:
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* VCS - version control system.
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* SCM - source code management,
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* DVCS - distributed version control system.
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Popular VCS:
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* Git
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* CVS
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* SVN
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* Mercurial (hg)
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* bazaar
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