FLOSS/FLOSS in Science Research Agenda

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 * 1) FLOSS and Science
 * 2) * Users and Usability
 * 3) ** Why do users choose to use FLOSS when there is equivalent commercial software available? (cost, freedom to adapt and share, freedom to tinker, ...)
 * 4) *** Evaluating GNU/Linux as a platform for scientists (freedom, transparency, verifiability, ...)
 * 5) ** Are the users satisfied with the usability of the FLOSS they use for science (irrespective of whether it is included in ScUbunu or not)?
 * 6) ** What are the user priorities with respect to FLOSS for science? Adaptability, verifiability, price, freedom, support, training, community, etc. ?
 * 7) ** Trends in scientific software usage - towards/away from FLOSS? Reasons?
 * 8) ** Categorising researchers and their software needs.
 * 9) * Community, ethics and Philosophy
 * 10) ** Do scientists choose FLOSS on account of its philosophy of freedom, openness and transparency in the spirit of good science? (trends)
 * 11) ** Are there strong communities around specific FLOSS for science projects?
 * 12) ***What factors contribute to the strength of these communities? (champions, size of the community, software cool-factor, ...?)
 * 13) *** What is the nature of these communities (of scientists, developers and combinations)?
 * 14) * Pragmatics and development
 * 15) ** What issues are users facing with their most used applications, and how are they dealing with them?
 * 16) ** Development methodology at the application level.
 * 17) *** Community development processes (around specific applications and commonalities with other applications)
 * 18) *** Tools to support these processes.