PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-11-05

First human reply

8.7 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 13 measured.

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

Outside pull requests to OpenShot/openshot-qt got a first human reply in a median of 8.7 days (13 pull requests, 22 April to 19 October 2026); 78% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,841 of 4,044 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
Rank3,841 of 4,044
Score36.60
TierD
Median first reply8.7 days (210.0 hours)
14-day no-reply share78%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window22 April to 19 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,841 of 4,044
Score
36.60
Tier
D
Coverage
75% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 52.8 (coverage 68%), friction 75.7 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness13.375%
Criticality50.335%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor58.3100%
Accessibility12.485%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
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.77.8%0.01827 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.20.0%25.05—primaryraw/author_history/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.210.0 hours (8.7 days)0.01322 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.371.6 hours (15.5 days)49.6822 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.503450.3——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.01,131—primaryraw/commits_365d/OpenShot__openshot-qt.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/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.47.547.5——primaryraw/scorecard/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.72.7%90.91122 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.05—primaryraw/author_history/OpenShot__openshot-qt.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/OpenShot__openshot-qt.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
Balanced3,841 of 4,04436.60DRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
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-assisted3,639 of 4,00241.93CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
e131d57d971279f1f965a0dcde4713c32105147ef9721ae63c5f84901df3e750

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/f6.json, under the key OpenShot/openshot-qt.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). OpenShot/openshot-qt. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/openshot/openshot-qt/. CC BY 4.0.

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