Summary of Questions and Responses from the PESO Planning Input Google Form

Background: The PESO Project is collecting community input on important topics that influence plans for post-ECP software-ecosystem sustainment. Results from the first 50 responses are summarized in the following documents, organized by question.

1. What activities are you undertaking to grow the contributor base for your tool, and how could a sustainability organization help?
   • Ways Facilities can help broaden contributor base
2. What factors do you think should be considered when selecting and assessing a software product as part of a software sustainability organization portfolio?
   • Product selection and assessment factors - Developer perspectives
3. What are the top 3 things that your software project should do to improve its sustainability that a software sustainability organization could provide support for in some way?
   • Sustainability organization support for sustainability
4. How does the user base for your package grow over time, and how could a sustainability organization help?
   • Sustainability organization and user base growth
5. What kind of outreach activities are you doing to grow your user base, and how could a sustainability organization help?
   • Sustainability organization and outreach
6. What level of annual funding is needed for incremental development, delivery, and user support of your product?
   • Level of funding for sustainment activities
7. What are the critical factors that determine whether you will use an open-source library or tool?
   • Critical factors in determining the use of an open-source library or tool
8. What are the most common impediments to you using more open-source libraries and tools?
   • Impediments to using open-source libraries and tools
9. What factors do you (facilities staff) think should be considered when selecting and assessing a software product as part of a software sustainability organization portfolio?
   • Product selection and assessment factors - facilities perspective
10. How can your facility staff contribute to a software sustainment effort?
    • Facilities staff contribute to software sustainment
11. Which kinds of libraries and tools in the DOE software stack have the greatest potential for broader adoption and use by your (facilities) customers?
    • Libraries and tools with the greatest potential for adoption
12. What barriers to adoption might be addressed, at least in part, by a software sustainability effort?
    • Barriers to software adoption
13. What are ways that you (facilities staff) can contribute to the ongoing sustainment of DOE software packages?
    • Facilities staff sustainment contributions
14. How can you (facilities staff) help to broaden the contributor base for DOE software packages?
    • Ways Facilities can help broaden contributor base
15. What are the top things a software sustainability organization should (or should not) do to be a successful steward of DOE software?
    • Sustainability Org as Successful Steward