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simple-private-messages vs carbon
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● jongilbraith/simple-private-messages (199)
● CarbonPHP/carbon (200)
☆ 199simple-private-messages stars
☆ 200carbon stars
+1Difference
carbonStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
carbon Leads
+1 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
simple-private-messages Leads
44 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
carbon
Pushed 21d ago
Licensing
MIT
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | jongilbraith/simple-private-messages ↗ | CarbonPHP/carbon ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Rails plugin that provides basic private messaging functionality between the users of a site. | A simple PHP API extension for DateTime. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 199 | ☆ 200 |
| Forks | 44 | 30 |
| Open Issues | 6 | 0 |
| Main Language | Ruby | PHP |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last Push | Dec 10, 2012 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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