Intrinsic durability
18 / 33
Industrial solutions
5 / 15
Strategy
6 / 9
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Sheet: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Mandatory 9 / 9,  Recommended 12 / 17,  Free 10 / 48


Assenssment: Possible label: Gold
Stats: Durability: 18 / 33, Industrial: 5 / 15, Strategy: 6 / 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 Existing community with a notable activity
Books More than 3 books about the software are available, in several languages
Developers identification and turnover >7 developers, clearly identified, very stable team
Activity on bugs Detectable activity but without process clearly exposed, long reaction/resolution time
Activity on releases Activity on production and development releases. Frequent minor releases (bug fixes)
Independence of developments 20% maximum

Industrial solutions
Training Offer exists but is restricted geographically and to one language or is provided by a single contractor
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 Versioned roadmap, with planning and measure of delays
Sponsorship Software is sponsored by industry
Strategic independence Strong independence of the core team, legal entity holding rights, strong involvement in the standardization process