Intrinsic durability
20 / 33
Industrial solutions
4 / 15
Strategy
5 / 9
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Sheet: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Mandatory 9 / 9,  Recommended 0 / 17,  Free 4 / 48


Assenssment: Possible label: Gold
Stats: Durability: 20 / 33, Industrial: 4 / 15, Strategy: 5 / 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) Numerous users, numerous references
References Often implemented for critical applications
Contributing community Strong community: big activity on forums, numerous contributors and advocates
Books Less than 3 books about the software are available
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 Important activity with frequent minor releases (bugs fixes) and planned major releases relating to the roadmap forecast
Independence of developments 20% maximum

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 always up to date, translated and possibly adapted to different target readers (end user, sysadmin, manager, ?)
Tools Very active use of tools for roles/tasks allocation and progress monitoring

Strategy
Roadmap Existing roadmap without planning
Sponsorship Software is sponsored by industry
Strategic independence Strong independence of the core team, legal entity holding rights, strong involvement in the standardization process