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Jonathan Rochkind wrote: "It might be a good idea, but maybe not with the Code4Lib name. But I worry in general we don?t collectively know enough about what makes good software to give a Software of the Year honor reliably." Karen Schneider wrote: "On the one hand, I agree. On the other hand, just to note, there was a breakout session at C4L where quality issues of OSS were discussed;" I respectfully disagree: I don't see this as a software quality award. I would suggest some criteria for judging software for this award. Software that is: 1 being used by a significant portion of the community 2 filling a significant need 3 having a positive impact on the community 4 supportive others participating/collaborating 5 responsive to the community 6 (to a lesser extent) innovative 7 <your criterion here> I also have no problem with an award with code4lib on it. It is just saying that the awardee software has been found to be <see 1,2,3,4,5,6,7... above> by the code4lib award committee. -glen