5.1.1.1.8 Procedures, commitment and funding to replace software when evaluation indicates the need to do so
From CLOCKSS Trusted Digital Repository Documents
5.1.1.1.8 - The repository shall have procedures, commitment and funding to replace software when evaluation indicates the need to do so.
The CLOCKSS archive uses only free, open source software. As regards replacing parts of the stack underlying the LOCKSS daemon, see the Software Obsolescence section of CLOCKSS: Threats and Mitigations and the Dependencies section of LOCKSS: Software Development Process. This is a normal part of the LOCKSS team's development process. No funding is needed to purchase new software. The risks involved are described in the Software Obsolescence section of CLOCKSS: Threats and Mitigations.
The LOCKSS software is maintained by the LOCKSS team, funded jointly by the CLOCKSS archive and the LOCKSS Alliance. The LOCKSS team has been economically sustainable for more than 5 years solely on this basis without grant funding.
