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|'''Focus Area:'''||Initially QA, with other communities to be considered later.
|'''Focus Area:'''||Web hosting for localizer websites and repositories
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|'''Referred by:'''||Bugzilla Team/Mozilla IT
|'''Referred by:'''||Comment posted to [http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2006/10/30/support-update/#comments Seth's blog]
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|'''Other research or references:'''||Work with Justing in the IT Team
|'''Other research or references:'''||Chris Hofmann, Axel Hecht, Justin Fitzhugh.
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|'''Need:'''||Hardware
|'''Need:'''||Many localizer teams are maintaining files and hosting services on local/personal computers.
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|'''Specific Request:'''||A new landfill server
|'''Specific Request:'''||Hosting services in European colo facility.
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|'''Cost:'''||$7,000
|'''Cost:'''||$10,000 (Pays for hardware (see attached), Windows license, VA Tax)
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|'''Reason this empowers the community:'''||Offers a resource where multiple Mozilla contributors receive vastly upgraded service to work on Bugzilla and other Mozilla projects
|'''Reason this empowers the community:'''||Provides public hosting services for groups of localizers.  No longer held on private servers maintained by individuals.  Provides a safety net for Mozilla by allowing us to back up files.  Also, provides a way to capture institutional knowledge that can come and go with volunteers. 
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|'''How is this a "leveraged" investment?'''||With one investment in a server, we were able to provide a resource to multiple members in the community.
|'''How has this individual helped advance the core mission of Mozilla?'''||It provides a great resource to many Mozilla community members who are localizing Mozilla products in their home countries/languages.  Also provides a great benefit to Mozilla.
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|'''Does this idea help advance the core mission of Mozilla?'''||It provides a resource that allows our contributors to continue to develop Bugzilla, one of a few resources that the Mozilla community uses to report, communicate and track bugs to our projects.
|'''Other issues:'''||  
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1)  The hosting service provided should not be considered an ISP;
|'''Other issues:'''||The initial server provided more than enough space and process capabilities to help the Bugzilla community.  With left over space on the server, we are now able to allocate a portion of the remaining Landfill system to other highly-leverage projects.  (i.e. web development community)
2)  The hosting service will not serve as a web tool similar to a forum where there is liability;
3)  We will provide a limited space to each localization (what will that space allotment be?);
4)  We need to limit liability.  Beginning thoughts were that we start with a standard file sharing solution where localizers and developers can store information.   
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Latest revision as of 16:42, 30 March 2007

Proposal

Focus Area: Web hosting for localizer websites and repositories
Referred by: Comment posted to Seth's blog
Other research or references: Chris Hofmann, Axel Hecht, Justin Fitzhugh.
Need: Many localizer teams are maintaining files and hosting services on local/personal computers.
Specific Request: Hosting services in European colo facility.
Cost: $10,000 (Pays for hardware (see attached), Windows license, VA Tax)
Reason this empowers the community: Provides public hosting services for groups of localizers. No longer held on private servers maintained by individuals. Provides a safety net for Mozilla by allowing us to back up files. Also, provides a way to capture institutional knowledge that can come and go with volunteers.
How has this individual helped advance the core mission of Mozilla? It provides a great resource to many Mozilla community members who are localizing Mozilla products in their home countries/languages. Also provides a great benefit to Mozilla.
Other issues:

1) The hosting service provided should not be considered an ISP; 2) The hosting service will not serve as a web tool similar to a forum where there is liability; 3) We will provide a limited space to each localization (what will that space allotment be?); 4) We need to limit liability. Beginning thoughts were that we start with a standard file sharing solution where localizers and developers can store information.

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