1 == How to tell if contributing to a FLOSS project is doomed to FAIL ==
3 === Contributor License Agreements ===
4 * Your project requires a CLA: 10 points of FAIL
5 * The CLA donates code to a for-profit who competes with potential contributors: +50 points of FAIL
6 * The CLA doesn't give full rights on the contribution back to the contributor: +100 points of FAIL
9 * Code review process is not documented [+10 points of FAIL]
10 * Current review process differ from documentation [+5 points of FAIL]
11 * Simple patches require the agreement of multiple maintainers [+20 points of FAIL]
12 * Review process requires filing a ticket in a bug tracker for each patch [+20 points of FAIL]
13 * Patches must be reviewed in a bug tracker [+50 points of FAIL]
14 * Patches must be thrown at a review system or mailing-list, without naming a specific reviewer [+100 points of FAIL]
15 * Large portions of your code base have no designated maintainer [+50 points of FAIL]
16 * A clear maintainer exists, but is inactive, unresponsive or unwilling to review patches [+100 points of FAIL]