eugenmayer/docker-sync vs homebrew/homebrew-cask
homebrew/homebrew-cask shows stronger signals overall
As of June 2026, homebrew-cask shows healthier maintenance signals than docker-sync. homebrew-cask rates Healthy overall while docker-sync rates Mixed. docker-sync last saw a commit 6 months ago with 31+ active contributors, while homebrew-cask last saw a commit 1 month ago with 4+ active contributors. docker-sync is GPL-3.0-licensed while homebrew-cask is BSD-2-Clause-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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eugenmayer/docker-sync →
Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility
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.
- ⚠Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 58% of recent commits
- ⚠GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
- ✓Last commit 5mo ago
- ✓31+ active contributors
- ✓GPL-3.0 licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
What would improve this?
- →Use as dependency Concerns → 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
homebrew/homebrew-cask →
Healthy across all four use cases
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.
No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.
- ⚠Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
- ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 53% of recent commits
- ⚠No test directory detected
- ✓Last commit today
- ✓4 active contributors
- ✓BSD-2-Clause licensed
- ✓CI configured
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| docker-sync | homebrew-cask | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 3,563 | 22,008 |
| Last commit | 6mo ago | 1mo ago |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Open issues | 5 | 32 |
| Has tests | ✓ | — |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 100% | 0% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | — |
| Cycles | — | — |
| Bottom-line | Mixed signals | Healthy signals |
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