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Make it clear great OSS doesn't always meet criteria (#972)
It's great when OSS meets all of these, but we don't want people to think that only OSS that perfectly meets all these criteria could be used. Signed-off-by: David A. Wheeler <[email protected]>
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_by the [Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)](https://openssf.org) [Best Practices Working Group](https://best.openssf.org/), 2025-03-28_
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As a software developer, before using open source software (OSS) dependencies or tools, identify candidates and evaluate the leading ones against your needs. To evaluate a potential OSS dependency for security and sustainability, consider these questions (all tools or services listed are merely examples):
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As a software developer, before using open source software (OSS) dependencies or tools, identify candidates and evaluate the leading ones against your needs. To evaluate a potential OSS dependency for security and sustainability, consider these questions (all tools or services listed are merely examples, and even great OSS may do poorly on some questions):
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## Initial Assessment
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