From http://www.cio.com/article/437313/Open_Source_Quality_Tester_Out_in_Alpha... The Software Quality Observatory for Open Source Software (SQO-OSS) project has released an alpha version of Alitheia Core, an open-source software quality-checking tool. The SQO-OSS project, which has received support from the European Commission, is being developed by a group of academic institutions, companies and open-source projects around Europe. "By analysing public data sources relating to open source projects (email, bug tracking data, code, version control metadata) the system utilises metric-based assessment techniques to assess quality characteristics," according to the project's Web site. The initial release should be considered a "usable alpha," according to a press release: "Whilst core functionality is provided, performance issues remain and customisation is currently disabled." It is available under the two-clause BSD open-source license. Right now, a Web interface is available, but the project plans to plug into the Eclipse IDE (integrated development environment) as well. Alitheia Core will serve as a counterpart to a growing industry around open-source software quality and usage within enterprises. The tool may enjoy a slightly broader audience in Europe, at least for now. A recent Forrester Research study found that France and Germany had greater open-source adoption rates than the U.S. and Canada, although the U.K. lagged behind those countries. Forty-five percent of European companies had concerns about the security of open-source software, compared to 71 percent of North Americans surveyed. ... http://www.sqo-oss.eu/ -- P Πριν εκτυπώσετε αυτό το μήνυμα, σκεφθείτε το περιβάλλον! Ένα χαρτί λιγότερο! - http://karounos.gr/blog/