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

Outside pull requests to linebender/resvg got a first human reply in a median of 3.1 days (31 pull requests, 20 April to 17 October 2026); 51% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,243 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: this repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.

Key facts
Rank1,243 of 3,219
Score53.32
TierC
Median first reply3.1 days (75.6 hours)
14-day no-reply share51%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,243 of 3,219
Score
53.32
Tier
C
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 59.6 (coverage 100%), friction 48.9 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness41.7100%
Criticality64.8100%
Governance76.8100%
Rigor39.5100%
Accessibility36.385%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.80.0%100.01520 April to 19 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.51.0%0.04920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.25.9%32.427—primaryraw/author_history/linebender__resvg.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.75.6 hours (3.1 days)33.63120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.2434.6 hours (101.4 days)1.12620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.11975.9——primaryraw/dependents/linebender__resvg.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.3.6 million downloads a month76.3——primaryraw/downloads/crates__resvg.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.437943.8——primaryraw/github_meta/linebender__resvg.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.4100.066—primaryraw/commits_365d/linebender__resvg.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/linebender__resvg.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/linebender__resvg.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/linebender__resvg.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.57.691157.741—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.11.8%14.75120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/linebender__resvg.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/linebender__resvg.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.33.3%66.79—primaryraw/author_history/linebender__resvg.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/linebender__resvg.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

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,243 of 3,21953.32CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital560 of 79853.72CRated
Senior systems480 of 1,27657.82BRated
AI-assisted1,832 of 3,69650.25CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
250c7e5911c6b37b16f97f73c02373627dadcc68afca568332735e0686eaef9c

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/82.json, under the key linebender/resvg.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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