Free and Open Source Software Evaluation parameters

FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (FOSS) EVALATION PARAMETERS

Parameters

Description

Community

The driving force and main resource for open source project

Release activity

Status of development and progress activity

Longevity

Indication of stability and chance of survival

License

Public or specialised.  Covered under GNU GPL

Support

 

Documentation

User manuals and tutorials about code structure and guidelines

Security

 

Functionality

Clarity of feature information

Integration

 

Goal and Origin

 

This excludes legal and infra related evaluation.

Contributed by: S Sridharan

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