notes

2024/07/27/notes.org

@@ -17,12 +17,41 @@ Here are the criteria that I use for selecting software:
 Does the project publish, follow any rules?
 Does it have community guidelines?
 
+***** Non discrimination
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+Is the project committed to being open to all people?
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+Does the project limit or discriminate between people of any type?
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+Is there a concept of a good or bad user? are some users preferred over others?
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+Is there a concept of a good or bad use of the software? Is the usage of the software limited in any way.
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+**** Documentation quality
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+Well-documented projects are often easier to maintain and contribute to.
+Is the documentation written using open standards? Can it be built from scratch?
+Are key documents hosted on non free plaforms like medium or youtube?
+Can we access them without logging in or giving up privacy?
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+**** Industry standards
+Check the project's alignment with industry standards or best practices in its domain.
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+**** Governence
+Evaluate their governance model and decision-making processes.
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 **** Well supported
 Is the project established, well supported?
 Does it have enough developers?
 Is the community healthy?
 Are the pull requests reviewed?
 
+***** Update frequency
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+Consider the project's update frequency and responsiveness to security vulnerabilities as additional metrics.
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 *** Engagement
 
 Is there engagement with the contributors?
@@ -36,9 +65,23 @@ Are the bug reports ignored?
 If we send in something to the project, does it respond appropriately?
 Are the contributors treated fairly?
 
+*** Tracking and data collection
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+Does the software track user behaviour by default? (opt in vs opt out)
+Does the software respect the users privacy?
+Does it require cloud services to run?
+Can we host them ourselves?
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+For more good questions, see for example https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Inclusion_Policy/
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 *** Free/Libre Open Source Software
 
 Is there a commitment to freedom, sharing and openess?
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+Are there any end user license agreements needed to use the software?
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+Is the license reviewed and accepted by a third party? for example the open source initiative?
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 I prefer to use only open source software, but do make compromises.
 
 Is this commitment long or short term?