maybe there should be something on the module project page at the top that shows if the module is in active development. If the module has been abandoned by the developer. etc.

an automated method might be better. if there has been a cvs change in the past month or developer response in the project issues in the past week then active.

if automated is not possible, how about just a manual pull-down anyone can change. if users are not getting a response from the dev and the module has not been updated for a while they could switch to inactive or abandoned. this field could also show in the module list.

i think this will help people better decide which modules to use on there sites especially if there are more than one module that does the same thing.

any thoughts?