d2l-ai/d2l-zh vs kkroening/ffmpeg-python
Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health
As of June 2026, d2l-zh and ffmpeg-python both show mixed maintenance signals. d2l-zh last saw a commit 1 year ago with 17+ active contributors, while ffmpeg-python last saw a commit 1 year ago with 21+ active contributors. Both use the Apache-2.0 license. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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d2l-ai/d2l-zh →
Stale — last commit 2y ago
last commit was 2y ago; no tests detected
Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.
- ⚠Stale — last commit 2y ago
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 61% of recent commits
- ⚠No test directory detected
- ✓17 active contributors
- ✓Apache-2.0 licensed
- ✓CI configured
What would improve this?
- →Use as dependency Mixed → Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 365 days
Maintenance signals: commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
kkroening/ffmpeg-python →
Stale — last commit 2y ago
Permissive license, no critical CVEs, actively maintained — safe to depend on.
Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.
Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.
last commit was 2y ago; Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10…
- ⚠Stale — last commit 2y ago
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 61% of recent commits
- ⚠Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
- ⚠Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
- ✓21+ active contributors
- ✓Apache-2.0 licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
What would improve this?
- →Deploy as-is Mixed → Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days; bring "Branch-Protection" to ≥3/10 (see scorecard report)
Maintenance signals: commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests + OpenSSF Scorecard
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| d2l-zh | ffmpeg-python | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 77,727 | 10,996 |
| Last commit | 1y ago | 1y ago |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Open issues | 126 | 525 |
| Has tests | — | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 0% | 21% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | — |
| Cycles | — | — |
| Bottom-line | Mixed signals | Mixed signals |
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