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hyperoslo/cache vs lwouis/alt-tab-macos

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of June 2026, cache and alt-tab-macos both show mixed maintenance signals. cache last saw a commit 10 months ago with 24+ active contributors, while alt-tab-macos last saw a commit 1 month ago with 2+ active contributors. cache is Other-licensed while alt-tab-macos is GPL-3.0-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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hyperoslo/cache

Mixed

Slowing — last commit 8mo ago

ConcernsDependency

non-standard license (Other); no CI workflows 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.

MixedDeploy as-is

last commit was 8mo ago; no CI workflows detected

  • Slowing — last commit 8mo ago
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 54% of recent commits
  • Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
  • No CI workflows detected
  • Last commit 8mo ago
  • 24+ active contributors
  • Other licensed
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: clarify license terms
  • Deploy as-is MixedHealthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days

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

lwouis/alt-tab-macos

Mixed

Single-maintainer risk — review before adopting

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — 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.

  • Small team — 2 contributors active in recent commits
  • Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 88% of recent commits
  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • No test directory detected
  • Last commit 2d ago
  • 2 active contributors
  • GPL-3.0 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

cachealt-tab-macos
Stars3,14115,592
Last commit10mo ago1mo ago
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Open issues1274
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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