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filecxx/filecentipede vs microsoft/wsl

microsoft/wsl shows stronger signals overall

As of June 2026, wsl shows healthier maintenance signals than filecentipede. wsl rates Healthy overall while filecentipede rates Mixed. filecentipede last saw a commit 1 month ago with 12+ active contributors, while wsl last saw a commit 1 month ago with 22+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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filecxx/filecentipede

Mixed

Missing license — unclear to depend on

ConcernsDependency

no license — legally unclear; no tests detected

ConcernsFork & modify

no license — can't legally use code; no tests detected

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

ConcernsDeploy as-is

no license — can't legally use code

  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 77% of recent commits
  • No license — legally unclear to depend on
  • No test directory detected
  • Last commit 3d ago
  • 12 active contributors
  • CI configured

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: publish a permissive license (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.)
  • Fork & modify ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file
  • Deploy as-is ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file

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

microsoft/wsl

Healthy

Healthy across the board

HealthyDependency

Permissive license, no critical CVEs, actively maintained — safe to depend on.

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.

  • Last commit today
  • 22+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 42% of recent commits)
  • MIT licensed
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

filecentipedewsl
Stars10,86632,194
Last commit1mo ago1mo ago
LicenseMIT
Open issues290953
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage4%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsHealthy signals

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