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java-decompiler/jd-gui vs tencent/tinker

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of June 2026, jd-gui and tinker both show mixed maintenance signals. jd-gui last saw a commit 1 year ago with 4+ active contributors, while tinker last saw a commit 2 months ago with 4+ active contributors. jd-gui is GPL-3.0-licensed while tinker is Other-licensed. 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

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 2y ago; no CI workflows detected

  • 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
  • No CI workflows detected
  • 4 active contributors
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)
  • 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

tencent/tinker

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

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.

HealthyDeploy as-is

No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.

  • Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 52% of recent commits
  • Non-standard license (Other) — review terms
  • No CI workflows detected
  • Last commit 2w ago
  • 4 active contributors
  • Other licensed
  • Tests present

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

jd-guitinker
Stars15,08317,628
Last commit1y ago2mo ago
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Open issues247556
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage5%15%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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