LemmyNet/lemmy
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to LemmyNet/lemmy got a first human reply in a median of 33.8 hours (18 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 6% got none within 14 days. It ranks 824 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 497 of 1,525 (the top 33%).
| Rank | 824 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 56.82 |
| Tier | B |
| Median first reply | 33.8 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 6% |
| First-timer rank | 497 of 1,525 |
| Ecosystem | Rust |
| Window | 18 April to 15 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 824 of 3,219
- Score
- 56.82
- Tier
- B
- Coverage
- 96% · Full
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 47.4 (coverage 100%), friction 33.7 (coverage 94%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 82.3 | 100% |
| Criticality | 45.9 | 100% |
| Governance | 50.5 | 100% |
| Rigor | 47.8 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 50.0 | 70% |
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. | 90.0% | 100.0 | 10 | 18 April to 17 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 6.3% | 87.5 | 16 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | 80.0% | 100.0 | 10 | — | primaryraw/author_history/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 33.8 hours (1.4 days) | 62.6 | 18 | 18 April to 15 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 243.7 hours (10.2 days) | 53.9 | 14 | 18 April to 15 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 11 | 56.3 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 2,095 downloads a month | 31.6 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/crates__lemmy.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.4427 | 44.3 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/LemmyNet__lemmy.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 | 303 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/LemmyNet__lemmy.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/LemmyNet__lemmy.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/LemmyNet__lemmy.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/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 42.5 | 42.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 50.0% | 62.5 | 14 | 18 April to 15 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 40.0% | 80.0 | 5 | — | primaryraw/author_history/LemmyNet__lemmy.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 2 | 20.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/LemmyNet__lemmy.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 | 824 of 3,219 | 56.82 | B | Rated |
| First-timer | 497 of 1,525 | 60.75 | B | Rated |
| 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 | 1,188 of 3,696 | 54.93 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- 9db28a56df5cf4535270b4ee5fbf4acca2436b4027ec9f47d0c8f68674e5f8c9
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/17.json, under the key LemmyNet/lemmy.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). LemmyNet/lemmy. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/lemmynet/lemmy/. CC BY 4.0.
Similar projects
The ranked projects nearest this one in the same ecosystem.
- dtolnay/syn (rank 815)
- nextest-rs/nextest (rank 816)
- supabase/pg_graphql (rank 818)
- hyperlight-dev/hyperlight (rank 825)
- pgcentralfoundation/pgrx (rank 829)