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14	14	= **Narrative Questions (from Concept Notes template)** =
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16		-== What is your research question? (100) ==
	16	+== What is your research question? (100) (final draft) ==
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18	18	Most organizations considering OSS are unfamiliar with authentic open models of production, or how to assess the relative health of OSS communities. Decision makers lack resources to responsibly determine the reliability and sustainability of infrastructure which they depend upon. With such resources, “business readiness,” could be assessed while project success could be furthered.
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20	20	How do potential investors assess the readiness of open source software projects and the communities that support them: What characteristics and behaviours are most beneficial~-~-and are they present~-~-to ensure the successful formation and operation, as well as long term sustainability of open source communities of practice?
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22		-== Why is this question important to answer? (200) ==
	22	+== Why is this question important to answer? (200) (final draft) ==
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25	25	Open source software is now recognized as a feasible alternative to proprietary software, and a viable model for production, resulting in a growing number of projects and supporting communities of practice. Each of these projects and communities create their own cultures and cooperatives resulting in a variety of production and organizational models, without clear metrics for assessing effectiveness and appropriateness, i.e. “readiness”. In addition, open source’s popularity has even given rise to dubious actors/motives interested in realizing the benefits of open source without the investment.