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Re: Notes from the OSS Evaluation Breakout Session, C4L 2009 c4l09

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Jodi Schneider <[log in to unmask]>

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Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>

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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:24:10 -0400

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Ideally, we'll link breakout session notes from
http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/breakouts

Anybody have time to do that?

Maybe a separate page at code4lib.org for each breakout?

-Jodi


PS-Currently these sessions are listed:
Tuesday breakout sessions

    * Plone/Zope
    * OCLC Grid Services - Don Hamparian
    * Jangle

Wednesday breakout sessions

    * Summon

Please add the one you attended.


Nicole Engard wrote:
> Karen,
>
> Are you going to post this on the web somewhere? I'd love to link to
> it in a blog post - if not I'll just copy and paste :)
>
> ---
>
> Nicole C. Engard
> Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
> (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714
> [log in to unmask]
> AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard
>
> http://liblime.com
> http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Karen Schneider <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   
>> Code4Lib 2009 -- February 25, 2009
>>
>> Draft notes: Breakout Session: Evaluating Open Source
>>
>> Input welcome from attendees and anyone else.
>>
>> ----------------
>>
>> This breakout session started from an informal discussion at a C4L
>> wine and cheese. The group brainstormed questions about questions to
>> ask for evaluating open source.
>>
>> These questions are not absolutes and some of them (perhaps many of
>> them) will elude clearly objective answers. Also, again and again, the
>> group pointed out that the presence of a question did not translate to
>> a requirement or a judgment — these are assessment questions, many of
>> which will not be relevant to every project and will only translate to
>> meaningful criteria on a selective basis. Additionally, while many of
>> these same questions could be applied to any software, the consensus
>> appeared to be that it was helpful to ask these questions specifically
>> in the context of OSS.
>>
>> 1.     “Openness” of open source
>>
>> a.      Describe the license(s) used
>>
>> b.     Is the code freely and publicly available? Is it easy to find?
>>
>>
>>
>> 2.     Growth and growth management
>>
>> a.      How widely is the code used?
>>
>>                                                     i.     How many
>> organizations are known to use it operationally
>>
>>                                                   ii.     How many
>> times has it been downloaded
>>
>>                                                 iii.     Is usage
>> information tracked and reported?
>>
>> b.     How long has it been in use?
>>
>> c.      How many developers are actively involved in the project?
>>
>> d.     What is the commit activity?
>>
>>                                                     i.     How are
>> commits reported?
>>
>>                                                   ii.     Can commits
>> be tracked in real-time? How?
>>
>> e.      Describe the enhancement process.
>>
>>                                                     i.     Are
>> enhancement decisions publicly available? Who decides?
>>
>> f.       Describe bug-tracking: what tools, how bugs are evaluated and
>> prioritized
>>
>>                                                     i.     Is the
>> bug-tracking system publicly available?
>>
>> g.      Describe QA/testing processes.
>>
>> h.      How is the software updated?
>>
>> i.       Is there a migration path to the next version?
>>
>> j.       Describe the development planning model. Is there upgrade
>> planning? A commitment to a migration path?
>>
>> k.      What tools are provided for migrations and upgrades?
>>
>> l.       Has the project forked, and if so, describe
>>
>>
>>
>> 3.     Community engagement…
>>
>> a.      Are there user groups? How large are they? How often do they
>> meet (f2f, virtually, etc.)?
>>
>> b.     Discussion groups, chat channels, etc.—presence, traffic, availability
>>
>> c.      Activity of support forum, length of support
>>
>> d.     Other characteristics of the software community: size, diversity
>>
>>
>>
>> 4.     Governance
>>
>> a.      Describe the governance model (nonprofit, foundation, etc.)
>>
>> b.     Is the governance transparent? Describe.
>>
>>
>>
>> 5.     Code and standards
>>
>> a.      Describe the architecture—languages, structure, etc.
>>
>> b.     Is the project using version control?
>>
>> c.      How available is the version control system?
>>
>> d.     Is there a commercial support option?
>>
>> e.      Interoperability—describe.
>>
>> f.       Error logging and reporting—describe
>>
>> g.      Scalability?
>>
>> h.      Security? Encryption?
>>
>>                                                     i.     Does it
>> provide security auditing tools?
>>
>> i.       How are permissions set and what are the default permissions?
>>
>> j.       What platforms does it run on, and how easy is it to
>> implement on each platform?
>>
>> k.      For dependencies, does it rely on current versions of those programs?
>>
>> l.       Does the code hew to de facto or de jure standards? Which ones?
>>
>> m.    Are key developers active in related standards work?
>>
>> n.      Does the code include proprietary-source codex, flash players,
>> etc.—and how is that handled?
>>
>>
>>
>> 6.     Documentation
>>
>> a.      Is it complete?
>>
>> b.     Current?
>>
>> c.      Open?
>>
>> d.     Written to standards (e.g. Docbook or DITA)?
>>
>>
>>
>> 7.     Innovation and quality
>>
>> a.      Is it cool at what it does? Is it useful? What’s its karma?
>> Does it work well? Does it solve a problem? that needs to be solved?
>>
>> b.     Is it easy to use?
>>
>> c.      Is it focused on end users (including librarians, if they are
>> the software’s end users)?
>>
>> d.     Ease of installation? Consistent results?
>>
>> e.      Accessibility?
>>
>> f.       Internationalization?
>>
>> g.      Business intelligence functions?
>>
>> h.      Incompatibilities?
>>
>> i.       Failures and deficiencies?
>>
>> j.       Awards, reviews, citations?
>>
>> k.      Certifications?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> | Karen G. Schneider
>> | Community Librarian
>> | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"
>> | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712
>> | [log in to unmask]
>> | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>> | Be a part of the Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009!
>> | http://www.solinet.net/evergreen
>>
>>     

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