cisco/openh264
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to cisco/openh264 got a first human reply in a median of 5.4 days (15 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 49% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,034 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 3,034 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 32.84 |
| Tier | D |
| Median first reply | 5.4 days (129.9 hours) |
| 14-day no-reply share | 49% |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | C and C++ |
| Window | 19 April to 16 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 3,034 of 3,219
- Score
- 32.84
- Tier
- D
- Coverage
- 87% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Graveyard
Coordinates: leverage 42.5 (coverage 100%), friction 73.2 (coverage 75%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 17.6 | 55% |
| Criticality | 41.2 | 100% |
| Governance | 50.5 | 100% |
| Rigor | 39.1 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 14.3 | 85% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 48.8% | 2.4 | 41 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cisco__openh264.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 129.9 hours (5.4 days) | 14.1 | 15 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cisco__openh264.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 352.4 hours (14.7 days) | 51.0 | 22 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cisco__openh264.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | Not shown: Not applicable | ||||
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | Not shown: Not applicable | ||||
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.4124 | 41.2 | — | — | proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/cisco__openh264.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 1 | 25.0 | 55 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/cisco__openh264.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/cisco__openh264.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/cisco__openh264.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/cisco__openh264.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 60 | 60.0 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/cisco__openh264.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 8.3% | 10.4 | 24 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cisco__openh264.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 81.1875 | 81.2 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/cisco__openh264.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 0.0% | 0.0 | 6 | — | primaryraw/author_history/cisco__openh264.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/cisco__openh264.json |
| Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
Persona view
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 3,034 of 3,219 | 32.84 | D | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | Fewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor). | |||
| AI-assisted | 3,471 of 3,696 | 34.48 | D | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- d894ea6f7e9826b50840b4e4ed4b8c388e5f3dc4ee07a4bb000b03108fc0ebfa
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/6e.json, under the key cisco/openh264.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). cisco/openh264. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/cisco/openh264/. CC BY 4.0.
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