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signalapp/signal-server vs tencent/tinker

signalapp/signal-server shows stronger signals overall

As of September 2026, signal-server shows healthier maintenance signals than tinker. signal-server rates Healthy overall while tinker rates Mixed. signal-server was committed to 3 weeks ago with 8+ active contributors, while tinker last saw a commit 4 months ago with 4+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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signalapp/signal-server

Healthy

Strong maintenance signals

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (AGPL-3.0) — review compatibility; dependency CVE scan unavailable

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

Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • AGPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
  • Last commit 1d ago
  • 8 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 47% of recent commits)
  • AGPL-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)

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

tencent/tinker

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

MixedDependency

CI evidence incomplete; license evidence incomplete…

MixedFork & modify

CI evidence incomplete; license evidence incomplete

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

CI evidence incomplete; license evidence incomplete…

  • Small team — 4 contributors active in recent commits
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 52% of recent commits
  • Last commit 2w ago
  • 4 active contributors
  • Tests present

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

Signal-by-signal breakdown

signal-servertinker
Stars10,68317,628
Last commit22d ago4mo ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0Unknown
Open issues1556
Has tests
Has CIUnknown
Test coverage45%15%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture gradeC
Cycles0
Bottom-lineHealthy signalsMixed signals

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