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shadowsocks/shadowsocks-windows vs sta/websocket-sharp

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of September 2026, shadowsocks-windows and websocket-sharp both show mixed maintenance signals. shadowsocks-windows last saw a commit 1 year ago with 11+ active contributors, while websocket-sharp last saw a commit 4 months ago with 1+ active contributor. shadowsocks-windows is GPL-3.0-licensed while websocket-sharp is MIT-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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shadowsocks/shadowsocks-windows

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; Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 1/10…

  • Stale — last commit 2y ago
  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (1/10)
  • 11 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 44% of recent commits)
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • CI configured
  • 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, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

sta/websocket-sharp

Mixed

Solo project — review before adopting

MixedDependency

single-maintainer (no co-maintainers visible); test evidence incomplete…

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

CI evidence incomplete; dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • Solo or near-solo (1 contributor active in recent commits)
  • Last commit 3w ago
  • MIT licensed

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Mixed to Healthy if: onboard a second core maintainer

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

shadowsocks-windowswebsocket-sharp
Stars59,5696,058
Last commit1y ago4mo ago
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Open issues203559
Has testsUnknown
Has CIUnknown
Test coverage9%0%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture gradeC
Cycles0
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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