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iii-hq/iii vs spacedriveapp/spacedrive

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of June 2026, iii and spacedrive both show mixed maintenance signals. iii last saw a commit 1 month ago with 6+ active contributors, while spacedrive last saw a commit 2 months ago with 2+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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iii-hq/iii

Mixed

Missing license — unclear to depend on

ConcernsDependency

no license — legally unclear

ConcernsFork & modify

no license — can't legally use code

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

ConcernsDeploy as-is

no license — can't legally use code

  • No license — legally unclear to depend on
  • Last commit today
  • 6 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 32% of recent commits)
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

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

spacedriveapp/spacedrive

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

ConcernsDependency

non-standard license (Other); 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
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 68% of recent commits
  • Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
  • No test directory detected
  • Last commit 3w ago
  • 2 active contributors
  • Other licensed
  • CI configured

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: clarify license terms

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

iiispacedrive
Stars15,50137,965
Last commit1mo ago2mo ago
LicenseOther
Open issues3532
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage23%0%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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