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+= Hosting Terms =
+
+{{{
+Hi :)
+
+Agreement on Hosting
+--------------------
+
+We discussed and we agree to offer hosting as you requested. Now, in order for we to
+effectivelly maintain this hosting, we need to:
+
+  1. State what is our commitment  in relation to this hosting.
+  2. That you and/or your group agree with the present term of agreement and
+     with our Hosting Policy.
+
+These are mutual commitment agreements, where we explain what is our commitment
+with the hosting and that the hosted part needs to agree so we can keep such
+relation.
+
+In case you agree with the terms of this letter and accept our Hosting Policy,
+just reply saying so and the hosting will start as soon as possible. :)
+
+Our commitment
+--------------
+
+We commit ourselves to keep the hosting working. The hosting maintenance
+happens through volunteer and responsible work.
+
+The used infra-structure is stable, but subject to eventual power and network
+outages or even more sensitive problems.
+
+Then, sometimes hosting can go offline. We will always be allert and we care
+for security and integrity of the hosted data. But, for a lot of reasons, we
+cannot garantee the total availability or even the eternity of such data.
+
+We commit ourselves as much as possible to keep security copies of the data we
+host. But we ask for you to also arrange, as much as possible, backup copies of
+your data.
+
+Our group is composed by people that do a lot of tasks. The most important and
+sensitive tasks, such as hosting, are dependent to other taks and each one is
+associated to a workgroup of responsible persons.
+
+It may happen that someone leaves a workgroup and eventually some tasks will lack
+commited people to get them accomplished. It's on this sense that we garantee
+hosting: according to the available workforce at our group. It's possible that,
+in the future, something happens and we stop hosting in a given platform.
+But, if we do so, we garantee that it won't happen from night to day and we'll
+give enough time for you and your project to migrate the data somewhere else.
+
+We also have the commitment to inform, when you ask, our procedures according to
+our accounting policy. Such procedures vary from privacy and security policies
+to choices of platforms and our group's situation.
+
+As our procedures can change with time, we recommend you to ask for procedures
+descriptions when you feel necessary.
+
+We have our limitations but we'll keep things working as much as we can. :)
+
+Your commitment
+---------------
+
+We hope that you and/or your project use the offered resource with wisdom.
+Don't ask for websites and tools if you will abandon them. If you install your own
+programs, please have the responsibility to keep it up-to-date as security holes at
+your place can compromise other hosted projects.
+
+Please don't forget that the maintenance of multiple projects needs a lot of work
+and is difficult to keep secure. Then we ask for everyone's collaboration. We would be
+very pleased if you informed us about your plans to install tools in your space. :)
+
+Sharing interfaces
+------------------
+
+A possible space for interactions among projects is the Neighborhood Mailing
+List[1] (subscription just for sufficiently secure mail accounts, get in touch for
+more information). When we host groups and individuals, we hope that they will also
+be responsible in what comes to taking care of such spaces.
+
+Our neighborhood is also a place for articulations, where all groups and
+individuals sharing the same infra-structure can communicate between
+themselves.
+
+If the subjects we research are inspiring for you too, we invite you to
+participate in such discussions. To avoid centralization, we propose you to
+collectivelly discuss with your group and publish the conclusions you
+get. For us it is fundamental to try to build a metodology that makes possible the
+dissemination of such discussions.
+
+[1] $neighborhood_mailing_list_address
+
+In solidarity,
+$grupo Collective
+}}}
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