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java-decompiler/jd-gui vs netflix/hystrix

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of September 2026, jd-gui and hystrix both show mixed maintenance signals. jd-gui last saw a commit 2 years ago with 4+ active contributors, while hystrix last saw a commit 9 months ago with 26+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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java-decompiler/jd-gui

Mixed

Stale — last commit 2y ago

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility; last commit was 2y ago…

HealthyFork & modify

No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

last commit was 2y ago; CI evidence incomplete…

  • Stale — last commit 2y ago
  • Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
  • Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 95% of recent commits
  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • 4 active contributors
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)
  • Deploy as-is Mixed to Healthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days

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

netflix/hystrix

Mixed

Slowing — last commit 5mo ago

MixedDependency

license evidence incomplete; dependency CVE scan unavailable

MixedFork & modify

license evidence incomplete

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

license evidence incomplete; dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
  • Last commit 5mo ago
  • 26+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 38% of recent commits)
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

jd-guihystrix
Stars15,08324,461
Last commit2y ago9mo ago
LicenseGPL-3.0Unknown
Open issues24756
Has tests
Has CIUnknown
Test coverage5%84%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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