Difference between revisions of "Checklist for Decision Makers"

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Introduction

This checklist contains a list of the key requirements to consider when evaluating office software products, split between Mandatory (must have) and Optional (nice to have). Each requirement has a very brief description of why it is important in italics. The requirements are listed in typical priority order (most important first), although clearly each decision maker will need to check whether these are appropriate in their particular circumstances

Mandatory

• must be available on all leading computing platforms to allow you to change platforms in future
• must store files in an ISO approved file format
• source code must be freely available for inspection
• must be capable of adding functionality seamlessly with a simple extensions mechanism
• must be capable of being translated by local volunteer teams into minority / endangered languages

Optional