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 ### 5. Quality
 Lastly, is the software decent?
 
+## Examples
+Determing whether software belongs on this list often involves a lot of external research - all of which will be explored in these examples. 
+
+## 1. PearCleaner
+Description - A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner 
+
+Stars - 4.2k
+
+Contributors - 7
+
+On the surface PearCleaner woudn't fit with a relatively small amount of stars and just seven contributors. But research brings about the following conclusion: PearCleaner is one of two major app cleaners for MacOS - the other being the proprietary AppCleaner. Despite just 7 contributors, they have been continuously pushing updates on a ~two week interval. They have a solid roadmap for future updates and been delivering on those promises. 
+
+Result: YES
+
+## 2. 
+Description - 📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
+
+Stars - 48.1k
+
+Contributors - 144
+
+Every part of this project passes the test... except for the fact that it's abandoned. It's still insanely popular but hasn't had a commit in 7 months and the last release was two years ago. 
+
+Result: NO
+
+## Zed Editor
+Description -  Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. 
+
+Stars - 52.3k
+
+Contributors - 753
+
+Just about any software on this scale will make it onto this list. Zed Editor has a massive user base, a massive team, a solid roadmap, and the means to execute on those promises well into the future. 
+
+Result: YES
+
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