The project I chose for testing is an automatic key presser (AKP) found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/akp/
Its sole purpose is to simulate key presses on a keyboard through the use of predetermined text files.
Concerning the three prime directives:
1. Does the package provide some type of useful function? It certainly does perform what it says it's supposed to do. After starting the program, you can choose from a list of text files containing text and the program will route them through the keyboard. Trying to decide how this is useful is slightly more challenging, but it can be used for automating certain things where copy paste functionality is not normally allowed. For example, some password fields require you to type everything in manually and this program could be used to do that.
2. Is the package easy to download and install and benefit from? Installation was very easy, a readme was conveniently included that had more than adequate instructions for running or compiling the program. I haven't actually been able to benefit from it yet but I mentioned above how one could possibly use this.
3. If I were to modify it, there would be some slightly troubling parts where there wasn't enough commenting. But most of the classes were clearly marked and explained so it would be easy to change some things around.

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