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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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+)  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)
+)  The hosting service will not serve as a web tool similar to a forum where there is liability;
+)  We will provide a limited space to each localization (what will that space allotment be?);
+)  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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