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fastfetch-cli/fastfetch

C and C++

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to fastfetch-cli/fastfetch got a first human reply in a median of 8.7 hours (55 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 23% got none within 14 days. It ranks 780 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 448 of 1,525 (the top 30%).

Key facts
Rank780 of 3,219
Score57.09
TierB
Median first reply8.7 hours
14-day no-reply share23%
First-timer rank448 of 1,525
EcosystemC and C++
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
780 of 3,219
Score
57.09
Tier
B
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 44.7 (coverage 100%), friction 30.4 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness88.8100%
Criticality55.1100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor23.4100%
Accessibility50.1100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.88.2%100.05118 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.23.1%53.712120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.67.7%84.731—primaryraw/author_history/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.8.7 hours (0.4 days)100.05518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.71.0 hours (3 days)87.97118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
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.0.55155.1——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0991—primaryraw/commits_365d/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.1616.089—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.13.2%16.512118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.54.229254.230—primaryraw/actions_runs/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.53.3%100.015—primaryraw/author_history/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.220.0——primaryraw/gfi/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.08—primaryraw/author_history/fastfetch-cli__fastfetch.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced780 of 3,21957.09BRated
First-timer448 of 1,52561.54BRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,933 of 3,69649.54CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
c07caa8f1216563ee10597e5c29076d7d66b18890b6290de5ce7cd646b1e0262

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/c4.json, under the key fastfetch-cli/fastfetch.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). fastfetch-cli/fastfetch. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/. CC BY 4.0.

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