Side-by-Side Comparison
tau vs tsocks
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● dpc/tau (105)
● pc/tsocks (105)
☆ 105tau stars
☆ 105tsocks stars
0Difference
tauStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
tau Leads
+0 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
tsocks Leads
30 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
tau
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
tau: MPL-2.0 vs tsocks: GPL-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | dpc/tau ↗ | pc/tsocks ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Tau Coding Agent - like Pi, but twice as much | <p>A GPL-licensed program for transparent SOCKS proxying. E.g.:</p> <p><tt>tsocks curl whatismyip.org</tt></p> <p>Will display the IP of the SOCKS proxy configured in /etc/tsocks.conf, without curl having to know anything about it.</p> |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 105 | ☆ 105 |
| Forks | 9 | 30 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 4 |
| Main Language | Rust | C |
| License | MPL-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Nov 8, 2026 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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