Expected Impact

ALERT impact may be classified by the type of target users:

• For integrators of FLOSS, ALERT can help to reduce the time and human effort needed to manage the daily tasks of this resembling process, frequently expensive and complex for these companies.
• For development communities, ALERT could help to foster scalability and sustainability allowing a better resource sharing, collaboration and interoperability.
• For SMEs based on FLOSS, ALERT may offer precise and frequently updated information about the specific needs that must be addressed in the development process. Then, SMEs could provide additional support to fill existing gaps and correct errors and limitations of FLOSS products.

For FLOSS development platforms, ALERT may increase the flexibility and resiliency, creating services tailored to help developers focus their effort and skills on those areas of the project on which they are more needed.