Certified Open - the crow sourced way = Check list = == User experience == - Are you allowed to use the product to any purpose, even things that the vendor didn't intend it for? - Can you install any software you which on it? - Can you get root access? - Does it depend on something external to work (cloud service)? - Does it continue to function even after the vendor has stopped supporting the product? - Can you buy services to the device from more than one vendor? - Are you allowed to sell forward the product if you don't want to use it yourself anymore? - Are you allowed to copy and redistribute the product? == Data management == - Can you get your data in? - Can you export your data out? - Does it relay on and external service that contains the data? == Development == - Are you allowed to study how the product works and poke around in it? - Is the source code available and usable with an free license? - Is the code documented and available directly from a repository? - Are the specifications available? Can you read about the design? - Can you follow up the development in real time? - Can you participate in the development? - Is there a public bug database? - Are you allowed to distribute improved versions?