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potion vs vlc
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● perl11/potion (678)
● videolan/vlc (19.8K)
☆ 678potion stars
☆ 19.8Kvlc stars
+19.2KDifference
vlcStar Leader (29.3x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
vlc Leads
+19.2K stars (29.3x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
vlc Leads
6.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
vlc
Pushed 7d ago
Licensing
Different
potion: NOASSERTION vs vlc: GPL-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | perl11/potion ↗ | videolan/vlc ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | _why the lucky stiff's little language (the official repo... until _why returns) | VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 678 | ☆ 19,833 |
| Forks | 90 | 6,214 |
| Open Issues | 22 | 2 |
| Main Language | C | C |
| License | NOASSERTION | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Dec 1, 2024 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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