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baseflow/photoview vs java-decompiler/jd-gui

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of September 2026, photoview and jd-gui both show mixed maintenance signals. photoview last saw a commit 4 years ago with 20+ active contributors, while jd-gui last saw a commit 2 years ago with 4+ active contributors. photoview is Apache-2.0-licensed while jd-gui is GPL-3.0-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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baseflow/photoview

Mixed

Stale — last commit 4y ago

MixedDependency

last commit was 4y ago; test evidence incomplete…

MixedFork & modify

test evidence incomplete; CI evidence incomplete…

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

last commit was 4y ago; CI evidence incomplete…

  • Stale — last commit 4y ago
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 60% of recent commits
  • 20 active contributors
  • Apache-2.0 licensed

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Mixed to Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 365 days
  • Deploy as-is Mixed to Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

java-decompiler/jd-gui

Mixed

Stale — last commit 2y ago

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility; last commit was 2y ago…

HealthyFork & modify

No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

last commit was 2y ago; CI evidence incomplete…

  • Stale — last commit 2y ago
  • Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
  • Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 95% of recent commits
  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • 4 active contributors
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)
  • Deploy as-is Mixed to Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

Signal-by-signal breakdown

photoviewjd-gui
Stars18,83715,083
Last commit4y ago2y ago
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Open issues229247
Has testsUnknown
Has CIUnknownUnknown
Test coverage0%5%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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