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 # Community Software Analysis Proposal
-Please edit this file and push to your repository.
 
-## Software: *NAME_OF_PACKAGE_HERE*
+## Software: MFEM
 
-*Write a paragraph describing what the software does and who its
-primary audience is.*
+MFEM is a c++ library for finite element methods. It includes features for arbitrarily high-order finite element meshes and spaces.
+If offers a variety of finite element discritization approaches which can be scaled from laptops to GPU-accelerated supercomputers.
+It's goal is to be a toolbox for FEM by providing the building blocks for developing algorithms. This makes the library a great option
+for anyone from the university to industry level. 
 
 ### Stats
 
 | Description | Your answer |
 |---------|-----------|
-| Repository URL |    |
-| Main/documentation website |    |
-| Year project was started |   |
-| Number of contributors in the past year | `git shortlog -se --since=2021-10-01` may be useful |
-| Number of contributors in the lifetime of the project |   |
-| Number of distinct affiliations | 1, 2-5, 5-10, >10 |
-| Where do development discussions take place? | e.g., GitHub/GitLab issues, mailing list, Slack, etc.  |
-| Typical number of emails/comments per week? |   |
-| Typical number of commits per week? |  |
-| Typical commit size | `git log --shortstat` may be useful |
-| How does the project accept contributions? | e.g., pull requests, patches on mailing lists   |
-| Does the project have an automated test suite? | yes/no |
-| Does the project use continuous integration? | yes/no |
-| Are any legal/licensing steps required to contribute? | no or explain below |
+| Repository URL | https://github.com/mfem/mfem/   |
+| Main/documentation website | https://mfem.org/   |
+| Year project was started | July 2010    |
+| Number of contributors in the past year | `git shortlog -se --since=2021-10-01` gave roughly 70 |
+| Number of contributors in the lifetime of the project | 120  |
+| Number of distinct affiliations | >10 |
+| Where do development discussions take place? | mainly GitHub/GitLab issues and pull-requests  |
+| Typical number of emails/comments per week? | 20-40  |
+| Typical number of commits per week? | 20 |
+| Typical commit size | `git log --shortstat` showed typically 1-5 file changes, 3-15 insertions/deletions |
+| How does the project accept contributions? | pull requests. Contributions accepted at all levels  |
+| Does the project have an automated test suite? | yes |
+| Does the project use continuous integration? | yes |
+| Are any legal/licensing steps required to contribute? | BSD-3 |
 
 ### Install and run
 
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 ### Notes/concerns/risks
 
-Please comment on any anomalies or known risks to following this
-project, if you were unable to answer any questions above, or
-otherwise have concerns about the appropriateness of the software.  If
-the project requires a contributor license agreement or other
-procedural steps, please explain here.  "None at this time" is
-acceptable for this question.
+still working through installing this. It's been quite the headache but I think I am getting close.
 
 #### Note on copyright
 Students retain copyright on any work done in completion of a CU