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borntoberoot/networkmanager vs dorssel/usbipd-win

borntoberoot/networkmanager shows stronger signals overall

As of September 2026, networkmanager shows healthier maintenance signals than usbipd-win. networkmanager rates Healthy overall while usbipd-win rates Mixed. networkmanager last saw a commit 1 month ago with 6+ active contributors, while usbipd-win was committed to 2 weeks ago with 4+ active contributors. Both use the GPL-3.0 license. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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borntoberoot/networkmanager

Healthy

Strong maintenance signals

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility; dependency CVE scan unavailable

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

Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
  • Last commit today
  • 6 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 37% of recent commits)
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

dorssel/usbipd-win

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility; no tests detected in the complete Git tree…

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

Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 70% of recent commits
  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • No tests detected in the complete Git tree
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
  • Last commit 1d ago
  • 4 active contributors
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • CI configured

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

Signal-by-signal breakdown

networkmanagerusbipd-win
Stars8,6886,100
Last commit1mo ago16d ago
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Open issues3585
Has testsNo
Has CI
Test coverage1%0%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture gradeCC
Cycles00
Bottom-lineHealthy signalsMixed signals

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