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cmu-perceptual-computing-lab/openpose vs esp8266/arduino

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of June 2026, openpose and arduino both show mixed maintenance signals. openpose last saw a commit 1 year ago with 37+ active contributors, while arduino last saw a commit 3 months ago with 27+ active contributors. openpose is Other-licensed while arduino is LGPL-2.1-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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cmu-perceptual-computing-lab/openpose

Mixed

Stale — last commit 2y ago

ConcernsDependency

non-standard license (Other); last commit was 2y ago

HealthyFork & modify

Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

HealthyDeploy as-is

No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.

  • Stale — last commit 2y ago
  • Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
  • 37+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 49% of recent commits)
  • Other licensed
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: clarify license terms

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

esp8266/arduino

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (LGPL-2.1) — review compatibility; no tests detected

HealthyFork & modify

Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

HealthyDeploy as-is

No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.

  • LGPL-2.1 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • No test directory detected
  • Last commit 7w ago
  • 27+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 36% of recent commits)
  • LGPL-2.1 licensed
  • CI configured

What would improve this?

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

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

openposearduino
Stars34,06916,609
Last commit1y ago3mo ago
LicenseOtherLGPL-2.1
Open issues359403
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage17%0%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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