github-linguist/linguist vs rubyconfig/config
github-linguist/linguist shows stronger signals overall
As of June 2026, linguist shows healthier maintenance signals than config. linguist rates Healthy overall while config rates Mixed. linguist last saw a commit 1 month ago with 68+ active contributors, while config last saw a commit 4 months ago with 27+ active contributors. linguist is MIT-licensed while config is Other-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.
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github-linguist/linguist →
Healthy across the board
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.
- ✓Last commit 1w ago
- ✓68+ active contributors
- ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 12% of recent commits)
- ✓MIT licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
rubyconfig/config →
Slowing — last commit 3mo ago
non-standard license (Other)
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 3mo ago
- ⚠Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
- ✓Last commit 3mo ago
- ✓27+ active contributors
- ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 37% of recent commits)
- ✓Other licensed
- ✓CI configured
- ✓Tests present
What would improve this?
- →Use as dependency Concerns → Mixed if: clarify license terms
Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests
Signal-by-signal breakdown
| linguist | config | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 13,458 | 2,166 |
| Last commit | 1mo ago | 4mo ago |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Open issues | 250 | 24 |
| Has tests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test coverage | 8% | 100% |
| Dependency CVEs | No CVEs | No CVEs |
| Architecture grade | — | — |
| Cycles | — | — |
| Bottom-line | Healthy signals | Mixed signals |
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