Intrinsic durability
14 / 33
Industrial solutions
2 / 15
Strategy
2 / 9
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Sheet: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Mandatory 9 / 9,  Recommended 0 / 17,  Free 4 / 48


Assenssment: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Durability: 14 / 33, Industrial: 2 / 15, Strategy: 2 / 9

Intrinsic durability
Age More than 3 years
Stability Stabilized software. Releases provide mainly new functionalities, even if bug fixes are also provided
History, known problems No known major problem or crisis
Popularity (at its scale) Detectable use on Internet (sourceforge, freshmeat, google…)
References Often implemented for critical applications
Contributing community Existing community with a notable activity
Books No book about the software
Developers identification and turnover >7 developers, clearly identified, very stable team
Activity on bugs Strong reactivity based on roles and tasks management
Activity on releases Activity on production and development releases. Frequent minor releases (bug fixes)
Independence of developments Developments realized at 100% by employees of a single company

Industrial solutions
Training No offer of training identified
Support No offer of support except via public forums and mailing lists
Consulting No offer of consulting service
Documentation Documentation exists but shifted in time, is restricted to one language or is poorly detailed
Tools Standard tools provided (for instance by a hosting forge) but poorly used

Strategy
Roadmap No published roadmap
Sponsorship Software is sponsored by industry
Strategic independence No detectable strategy or strong dependency on one unique actor (person, company, sponsor...)