Introducing QSOS QSOS is a method, designed to qualify, select and compare free and open source software in an objective, traceable and argued way. It publicly available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
QSOS process is made up of several interdependent and iterative steps:
Definition of frames of reference used in the following steps (licenses, communities, functional grids by software family, …).
Evaluation of software on three major axis: functional coverage, risks for the user and risks for the service provider (expertise, training, support services). Each axis contains several criteria. For instance, the User’s risks axis includes: intrinsic durability, integration, technical adaptability, industrialization and strategy. These criteria
