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#### Criteria for Determination

| Status | Description | Open PRs | Merged/ Closed PRs | Push to repo | Push to forks | Open issues | Closed issues | Criticality Score |
| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
| ACTIVE | This project is under active development and has an active user base | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Above $THRESHOLD \_SCORE |
| STABLE | Upstream activity may be below thresholds, but downstream activity indicates active usage or forks. Usually automated commits by dependabot and no commits by humans | Y/N | Y/N | Y/N | ✅ | Y/N | Y/N | TBD: Consider using the standard deviation of threshold|
| Dormant Downstream | Project may be under active development, but does not have an active downstream user or developer base | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Below $THRESHOLD \_SCORE |
| Dormant Upstream | Project may have active users, but the core developers or upstream team is inactive. Stars of fork \> Stars of upstream repo | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ Above $THRESHOLD \_SCORE |
| Dormant | Project upstream and downstreams are inactive | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ Below $THRESHOLD \_SCORE |
| Status | Description | Open PRs | Merged/ Closed PRs | Push to repo | Push to forks | Open issues | Closed issues | Criticality Score | Is repo empty/ README only? |
| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
| Active | This project is under active development and has an active user base | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Above $THRESHOLD \_SCORE | Has content |
| Stable | Upstream activity may be below thresholds, but downstream activity indicates active usage or forks. Usually automated commits by dependabot and no commits by humans | ✅/❌ | ✅/❌ | ✅/❌ | ✅ | ✅/❌ | ✅/❌ | TBD: Consider using the standard deviation of threshold| Has content |
| Dormant Downstream | Project may be under active development, but does not have an active downstream user or developer base | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Below $THRESHOLD \_SCORE | Has content |
| Dormant Upstream | Project may have active users, but the core developers or upstream team is inactive. Stars of fork \> Stars of upstream repo | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ Above $THRESHOLD \_SCORE | Has content |
| Dormant | Project upstream and downstreams are inactive | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ Below $THRESHOLD \_SCORE | Empty OR README-only |

### Tool: archival-identifier

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## Resources
* [Practitioner Guide: Getting Started with Sunsetting an Open Source Project by CHAOSS](https://chaoss.community/practitioner-guide-sunset/)
* [TODOGroup Guide: Shutting Down an Open Source Project](https://github.com/todogroup/guides/blob/master/shutting-down-an-open-source-project.md)
* [TODOGroup Guide: Shutting Down an Open Source Project](https://github.com/todogroup/guides/blob/master/shutting-down-an-open-source-project.md)
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