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     3                       Ideal software development model.

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     6 * Open source.

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     8 Open source development have much freedom select any development model.

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    11 * Close source.

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    13 Close source sortware development restrict in using models, technic or

    14 software resources; restrict their public appear because of its proprietary

    15 nature.

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    17 In many case you can not directly contact with developers (only through

    18 support). You can not access to product bug tracing system (you only can

    19 submit bug via crash report application or technical support); publicly appear

    20 internal bug tracing can damage product reputation. Internal

    21 architecture/protocol description can drop leading product position (allowing

    22 another party get same product and get company money).

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    24 * Component.

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    26  * Docs.

    27  * VCS.

    28  * Bug track.

    29  * News.

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    31 ** Docs.

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    33 Documentation must provide:

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    35 ** Home page.

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    37 Home page must provide:

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    39  * project name

    40  * short info about project goal

    41  * project licence (COPYING)

    42  * currect project status

    43  * links to binary release

    44  * links to source release, how to get latest source from VCS

    45  * links to online/printed docs

    46  * how report bug (BUGS)

    47  * where send patch

    48  * contact info

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    50 Additionally:

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    52  * help welcome, requirement to join to project

    53  * mail/news list for users/developers, how to subscribe/unsubscribe, where

    54    find archive, how search for keyword in archive

    55  * project history (NEWS, ChangeLog)

    56  * project policy (HACKING)

    57  * how build project (README, INSTALL)

    58  * list of contributor with contact info (MAINTAINERS, AUTHORS)

    59  * who use project

    60 

    61 ** VCS.

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    63 TAGS: VCS, version control system, SCM, source code management, DVCS,

    64       distributed version control system.

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    66  * CVS

    67  * SVN

    68  * Mercurial (hg)

    69  * git

    70  * bazaar

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    72 *** CVS

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    74 *** SVN

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    76 *** Mercurial (hg)

    77 

    78 *** git

    79 

    80 *** bazaar

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