Constraints
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This document lists organizational and political/legal constraints that we must consider when developing software for the Seedcase Project.
The main “philosophical” and value-based constraints are described in the Values and principles section. These form the basis for all other decisions and designs. Some of those constraints are summarized below.
Organizational constraints
| Constraints | Background/Motivation |
|---|---|
| Time schedule | Funding is until end of ~2027 |
| Resources | Currently only have a fixed set of funds |
| Small team | Only have 4-5 people on team, ~3 who are full-time |
| Limited knowledge/skill support | Data/software engineering is not common in research environments, so local knowledge/skills are limited |
Political/legal constraints
| Constraints | Background/Motivation |
|---|---|
| Use open source license | For both practical and philosophical reasons, we will license Seedcase with an open license |
| Need endorsement from legal and IT | They have broad institutional influence, so at least having some support is vital |