TAS Assessment Template

Use this template to evaluate any technology against TAS Assessment Criteria v1.1. Copy, fill in, and submit as a PR or GitHub Issue.

Technology: [name] Evaluated by: [your name or handle] Date: [YYYY-MM] Criteria version: v1.1

S1: Pause

Test	Result	Evidence
Can you stop the process without a special shutdown procedure?	Yes / No	[how?]
After stopping, is all data still on disk in a readable state?	Yes / No	[where?]
Can you restart and continue where you left off?	Yes / No	[any caveats?]

S1 = Yes / Partial / No

Test	Result	Evidence
Is there a documented export mechanism?	Yes / No	[what tool/command?]
Does the export include ALL user data?	Yes / Partial / No	[what’s missing?]
Is the export in a standard, reusable format?	Yes / No	[which format?]
Can another tool import the exported data?	Yes / No	[which tool?]

S2 = Yes / Partial / No

Test	Result	Evidence
Does the service support backups?	Yes / No	[built-in or external?]
Can you restore from backup to a working state?	Yes / No	[documented?]
Does a restore give you back the SAME state?	Yes / Partial / No	[what’s lost?]

S3 = Yes / Partial / No

S1	S2	S3	Level
?	?	?	A_

Test	Result	Evidence
Source code publicly available?	Yes / No	[URL]
License OSI-approved?	Yes / No	[which license?]

T = T0 / T1 / T2

#	Question	Result	Evidence
D1	Personalisation	✅ / ⚠️	[evidence]
D2	Urgency	✅ / ⚠️	[evidence]
D3	Hidden cost	✅ / ⚠️	[evidence]
D4	Transparency fragility	✅ / ⚠️	[evidence]
D5	Trajectory	✅ / ⚠️	[evidence]

D-score: D_/5 (N concerns)

Claim	Challenge	Resolution
[your rating]	[why it might be wrong]	[why you chose this rating anyway]

S_/3 — D_/5 — A_ / T_

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