Side-by-Side Comparison
waitforsocket vs nixpkgs
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● dustin/waitforsocket (28)
● NixOS/nixpkgs (26.4K)
☆ 28waitforsocket stars
☆ 26.4Knixpkgs stars
+26.3KDifference
nixpkgsStar Leader (941.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
nixpkgs Leads
+26.3K stars (941.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
nixpkgs Leads
20.3K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
nixpkgs
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
waitforsocket: NOASSERTION vs nixpkgs: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | dustin/waitforsocket ↗ | NixOS/nixpkgs ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A simple program to help you react more quickly to servers and services coming back online. | Nix Packages collection & NixOS |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 28 | ☆ 26,362 |
| Forks | 5 | 20,297 |
| Open Issues | 2 | 21,847 |
| Main Language | Nix | Nix |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last Push | Sep 21, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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