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2012-04-23T14:36:22Z

Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship

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	==Scoping the Project==		==Scoping the Project==
	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
	~~After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the~~ group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.		The group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.

			The goal of this project would be to synthesize some of the general work that exists on factors to consider on open source software (ex. modularity, indicators of active community, etc). See some of the references at the bottom of this page for examples of some of that work. We would then contextualize these considerations in relation to particular issues that emerge when planning for long term access to digital objects.) For example, serious consideration about what kind of imprint any tool has on the objects one is preserving. This could also include some considerations about some of the particular values that open source offers for thinking about long term access.

			The work product would be a brief guidance document, or short paper outlining these considerations.

	== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==		== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==

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2012-04-23T14:33:55Z

Decision Making Use Cases

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	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
	After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.		After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.

	~~== Decision Making Use Cases ==~~
	~~# Buy vs. adopt: There are existing viable commercial and OSS candidates for an off-the-shelf solution.~~
	~~# Buy vs. adapt: There are existing viable commercial and OSS candidates, but OSS solution is incomplete.~~
	~~# Build open vs. closed: No viable off-the-shelf choices, deciding between building (in house or outsourcing dev) OSS vs. local solution.~~


	== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==		== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==

Trow: /* draft goal statement */ This discription did not get buy in will add a new draft discription

2012-04-23T14:33:43Z

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	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
	After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.		After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.

	~~====draft goal statement====~~
	The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:
	~~#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.~~
	#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)
	#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy, adopt, adapt open source solutions for enterprise preservation infrastructure. This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems -- but to identify the key strengths, weaknesses, and decision points applying to use of open source for this purpose.

	'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance ( such as key advantages and disadvantages of OSS) and basic decision support tool ( such as common use cases, decision trees, checklists, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.

	== Decision Making Use Cases ==		== Decision Making Use Cases ==

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	'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance ( such as key advantages and disadvantages of OSS) and basic decision support tool ( such as common use cases, decision trees, checklists, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.		'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance ( such as key advantages and disadvantages of OSS) and basic decision support tool ( such as common use cases, decision trees, checklists, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.

			== Decision Making Use Cases ==
			# Buy vs. adopt: There are existing viable commercial and OSS candidates for an off-the-shelf solution.
			# Buy vs. adapt: There are existing viable commercial and OSS candidates, but OSS solution is incomplete.
			# Build open vs. closed: No viable off-the-shelf choices, deciding between building (in house or outsourcing dev) OSS vs. local solution.


	== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==		== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==

Micah altman: /* draft goal statement */

2012-02-28T15:06:39Z

draft goal statement

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	#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.		#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.
	#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)		#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)
	#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy, adopt, adapt open source solutions for enterprise preservation infrastructure. This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems for ~~preservation and access~~.		#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy, adopt, adapt open source solutions for enterprise preservation infrastructure. This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems -- but to identify the key strengths, weaknesses, and decision points applying to use of open source for this purpose.

	'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance and~~/or~~ basic decision support tool (~~checklist~~, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.		'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance ( such as key advantages and disadvantages of OSS) and basic decision support tool ( such as common use cases, decision trees, checklists, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.

	== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==		== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==

Micah altman: /* draft goal statement */

2012-02-28T15:04:08Z

draft goal statement

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	====draft goal statement====		====draft goal statement====
	The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:		The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:
	#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.		#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.
	#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)		#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)
	#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy or adopt open source solutions~~. This is not an attempt to ..~~. This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems for preservation and access.		#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy, adopt, adapt open source solutions for enterprise preservation infrastructure. This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems for preservation and access.

	'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance and/or basic decision support tool (checklist, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.		'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance and/or basic decision support tool (checklist, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.

Trow: /* Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship */

2012-02-24T15:55:12Z

Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship

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	==Scoping the Project==		==Scoping the Project==
	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
	After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software ~~decisions~~.		After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software systems and workflows.
	~~_______________________________~~
			====draft goal statement====
	The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:		The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:
	#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.		#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.

Trow: /* Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship */

2012-02-24T15:53:48Z

Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship

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	==Scoping the Project==		==Scoping the Project==
	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
			After talking about the description below over the list serve it seems like it might be more valuable to step back and simply say that the group is exploring key issues and points of consideration in use and practices for using or developing open source software for key components in digital preservation software decisions.
			_______________________________
	The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:		The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:
	#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.		#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.

Andrea goethals: /* Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship */

2012-02-03T20:21:00Z

Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship

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	==Scoping the Project==		==Scoping the Project==
	===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===		===Key Issues to Consider in Evaluation of Open Source Platforms for Digital Stewardship===
	The ~~National Digital Stewardship Alliance~~ infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in '''~~making~~ build, buy, adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and ~~mantain~~ long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas.		The NDSA infrastructure working group is engaged in a year-long project to identify key issues for consideration in making '''build, buy or adopt decisions''' on open source software platforms used to provide and maintain long-term access to digital content. This project is scoped to focus specifically on issues in the following three areas:
	*'''Significant ~~Enterprise~~ software system decisions:''' ~~This is not about little widgets or snippets of code used in a one-off situation.~~ We are focused on large ~~systems that organizations make strategic decisions about. This would still include both~~ server side ~~and~~ desktop ~~applications~~.		#'''Significant enterprise software system decisions:''' We are focused on relatively large server-side or desktop systems - not little widgets or snippets of code.
	*'''Systems ~~Directly Involved~~ in ~~Long Term Preservation~~ and ~~Access~~:''' ~~This is not a consideration of all open source systems; we~~ are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)		#'''Systems directly involved in long term preservation and access:''' We are focused on software systems that play a significant role in either the workflow which supports preservation and access, or the infrastructure that enables preservation and access. This is not a consideration of all open source systems. (For example, while there are enterprise deployment considerations around things like Firefox and OpenOffice, they are out of scope on this criteria.)
	*'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions:''' This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems for preservation and access. ~~We are specifically focused on issues related to~~		#'''Focus on points of comparison and consideration between open source and other solutions''': We are focused on documenting the key decision points one would make in evaluating whether to build, buy or adopt open source solutions. This is not an attempt to ... This is not an attempt to put together a broad decision tree about any and all enterprise level systems for preservation and access.

	'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance and/or basic decision support tool (checklist, rating, etc.) to help guide decision making in this area.		'''Goal:''' To produce some form of guidance and/or basic decision support tool (checklist, rating, etc.) to help guide decision-making in this area.

	== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==		== Developing Questions For Ourselves to Respond To==