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## Executive Summary
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The [fedeproxy project](https://forum.fedeproxy.eu/t/fedeproxy-full-description/13) started early 2021 to improve interoperability between software forges so that a Free Software developer can participate in any project, regardless of the forge where it is hosted. The ideal situation would be if all software forges were [federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_(information_technology)), but this is a very ambitious goal and fedeproxy chose an incremental approach. The user research is based on [10 interviews](https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/#find-participants) with Free Software developers conducted between March and May 2021. They were analyzed by six Free Software developers and recommends to:
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The [fedeproxy project](https://forum.fedeproxy.eu/t/fedeproxy-full-description/13) started early 2021 to improve interoperability between software forges so that a Free Software developer can participate in any project, regardless of the forge where it is hosted. The ideal situation would be if all software forges were [federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_(information_technology)), but this is a very ambitious undertaking and an incremental approach can be more effective immediately. The user research is based on [ten interviews](https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/#find-participants) with Free Software developers conducted between March and May 2021. They were analyzed by six Free Software developers and the outcome are the following recommandations:
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* **Focus on multi forges issues**. Developers manually add links in issues or commit comments to keep track of related issues that are located on different forges. They rely on their memory or conventions to connect the two. Fedeproxy can automate this workflow and provide activity notifications when it is lacking.
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* **Leverage the desire of developers for a decentralized and federated ecosystem**. Although developers have agreed to the terms of service of centralized forges, they are unhappy about it. Making it easy for them to participate in fedeproxy would allow them to help making it happen sooner rather than later.
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