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backports vs brew
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● marcandre/backports (443)
● Homebrew/brew (49.9K)
☆ 443backports stars
☆ 49.9Kbrew stars
+49.5KDifference
brewStar Leader (112.6x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
brew Leads
+49.5K stars (112.6x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
brew Leads
11.4K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
brew
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
backports: MIT vs brew: BSD-2-Clause
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | marcandre/backports ↗ | Homebrew/brew ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The latest features of Ruby backported to older versions. | 🍺 The Package Manager for Everywhere |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 443 | ☆ 49,896 |
| Forks | 51 | 11,382 |
| Open Issues | 5 | 5 |
| Main Language | Ruby | Ruby |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Last Push | Dec 15, 2025 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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