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Subject: Re: Open Source Approach (was Progress on AdaOS)
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Gerhard H�ring wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:17:04 GMT, Warren W. Gay VE3WWG <ve3wwg@home.com> wrote:
> 
>>[...]
>>The one thing that bugs me now is that there are so _many_ different
>>products for Linux/FreeBSD, that it can be time consuming picking
>>the best of breed. I wish RedHat or some other organization would 
>>provide an "Evaluation Service", in order to save us time.
>>
>>One way it might work, is that you get a 3 point evaluation for free:
>>
>>  1 - Gotta have
>>  2 - OK
>>  3 - Don't bother
...


> This feature is now available on freshmeat.net. You can rate the entries.
> 
> Sourceforge.net even has a rating system for open-source developers (coding
> skills/leadership/...).
> 
> Gerhard


This is a start, but this is not really what I had in mind. I'm not
interested in the ratings of the developers, their skills or their
leadership, although they all play a role in the success of the
project.
-- 
Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://members.home.net/ve3wwg