Intrinsic durability
9 / 33
Industrial solutions
5 / 15
Strategy
3 / 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: 9 / 33, Industrial: 5 / 15, Strategy: 3 / 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 Less than 3 developers, not clearly identified
Activity on bugs Slow reactivity in forums or on mailing lists, or nothing regarding but fixes in release notes
Activity on releases Very weak activity on both production and development releases
Independence of developments Developments realized at 100% by employees of a single company

Industrial solutions
Training Rich offers provided by several contractors, in several languages and split into modules of gradual levels
Support Multiple service providers with strong commitment (e.g: guaranteed resolution time)
Consulting No offer of consulting service
Documentation Documentation exists but shifted in time, is restricted to one language or is poorly detailed
Tools No bug or feature request management tool

Strategy
Roadmap No published roadmap
Sponsorship Software has an unique sponsor who might determine its strategy
Strategic independence Strong independence of the core team, legal entity holding rights, strong involvement in the standardization process