[OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

[Bruno Lowagie]

Jody Garnett wrote:
> Try for a couple of the metrics you use when evaluating open source 
> projects

If a project or F/OSS developer has been around for a while,
there are bound to be online metrics about it/him/her, for
instance on Ohloh. Some examples:

http://www.ohloh.net/projects/305
http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/blowagie

Sure, this is just an indication based on an algorithm that
takes many parameters into account, but indications such as
"increasing year-over-year development activity" and "maturity"
can't be faked.

br,
Bruno