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    Comments and critiques welcome

    Usage ideas:
    - Browser extension: detect you're looking at a webpage of a package or repo, show you the project's Tier for quick and easy classification
    - SBOM analyser: Summerize an SBOM by grouping dependencies into Tiers, highlighting the good and bad ones

    ## S tier

    - Super Star Project
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    # OSS Tier List

    Initial thought: https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez/112151957657701569

    Based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list

    Comments and critiques welcome
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    Based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list

    Comments and critiques welcome

    ## S tier

    - Super Star Project
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    - If package, no source repo
    - few maintainers
    - few contributors
    - unfixed advisories
    - no security policy
    - no automated ci
    - unfixed security advisories
    - elephant factor
    - bus factor
    - low tier dependencies
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    - no changelog
    - no tag with each releases
    - thousands of open issues or pull requests
    - thousands of open issues or pull requests
    - no security policy
    - no automated ci
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    - No OSS license
    - Not updated in years
    - very slow responses to issues
    - very slow or no response to issues
    - No published releases in years
    - If Package, no source repo
    - If package, no source repo
    - few maintainers
    - few contributors
    - unfixed advisories
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    # Red Flags

    - No OSS license
    - Not updated regularly
    - slow responses to issues
    - few releases published
    - Not updated in years
    - very slow responses to issues
    - No published releases in years
    - If Package, no source repo
    - few maintainers
    - few contributors
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    - bus factor
    - low tier dependencies
    - brand new project
    - typo-squatting name
    - typo-squatting name

    # Beige flags (no impact)

    - no changelog
    - no tag with each releases
    - thousands of open issues or pull requests
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    ## S tier

    - Super Star Project
    - Top 0.1% ranking in its ecosystem
    - Minimal red flags

    ## A tier

    - Excellent Project
    - Top 1% ecosystem ranking
    - Minimal red flags

    ## B tier

    - Great Project
    - Top 10% ecosystem ranking
    - Few red flags

    ## C tier

    - Ok Project
    - Some usage within OSS
    - Default tier

    ## D tier

    - Little to no usage
    - Unknown Project
    - Little-to-no usage
    - Some Red flag

    ## E tier

    - Problem Project
    - Many red flags

    ## F tier

    - Bad Project
    - No license
    - Serious red flags

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    ### OSS Tier List
    # OSS Tier List

    Based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list

    ## S tier

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    ## S tier

    Top 0.1% ranking in its ecosystem
    Minimal red flags
    - Top 0.1% ranking in its ecosystem
    - Minimal red flags

    ## A tier

    Top 1% ecosystem ranking
    Minimal red flags
    - Top 1% ecosystem ranking
    - Minimal red flags

    ## B tier

    Top 10% ecosystem ranking
    Few red flags
    - Top 10% ecosystem ranking
    - Few red flags

    ## C tier

    Default tier
    - Default tier

    ## D tier

    Little to no usage
    Some Red flag
    - Little to no usage
    - Some Red flag

    ## E tier

    Many red flags
    - Many red flags

    ## F tier

    No license
    Serious red flags
    - No license
    - Serious red flags

    # Red Flags

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    ### OSS Tier List

    ## S tier

    Top 0.1% ranking in its ecosystem
    Minimal red flags

    ## A tier

    Top 1% ecosystem ranking
    Minimal red flags

    ## B tier

    Top 10% ecosystem ranking
    Few red flags

    ## C tier

    Default tier

    ## D tier

    Little to no usage
    Some Red flag

    ## E tier

    Many red flags

    ## F tier

    No license
    Serious red flags

    # Red Flags

    - No OSS license
    - Not updated regularly
    - slow responses to issues
    - few releases published
    - If Package, no source repo
    - few maintainers
    - few contributors
    - unfixed advisories
    - no security policy
    - no automated ci
    - elephant factor
    - bus factor
    - low tier dependencies
    - brand new project
    - typo-squatting name