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⚔️ ARCHITECTURAL SHOWDOWN5-Pillar Quality Index v1

lynisvsskills

Empirical side-by-side telemetry and architectural trade-off audit. Evaluated deterministically from git commit cadence, release recency, test automation, and security posture.

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Competitor 1
lynis
VS
Competitor 2
skills
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CISOfy
CISOfy/
lynis
5-PILLAR QUALITY
60/100
Grade B
62% confidence
16.4k stars
🔀 1.6k forks
💻 Shell
📜 GNU General Public License v3.0
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5-Pillar Dual Radar Face-Off
lynis
skills
⚡ Maintenance👥 Adoption🏛️ Architecture📖 Documentation🛡️ Security
👑 HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE
mattpocock
mattpocock/
skills
5-PILLAR QUALITY
63/100
Grade B
62% confidence
268.3k stars
🔀 22.6k forks
💻 Shell
📜 MIT License
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Granular Telemetry Audit

5-Pillar Differential Matrix

Side-by-side points breakdown across the 5 canonical dimensions of open-source repository health.

Maintenance & Release Velocity(Max 25 pts)
★ skills +0.1 pts advantage
lynis11.4 / 25
skills11.5 / 25
lynis: Managed issue backlog: 222 open issues relative to adoption scale
skills: Low issue backlog pressure (521 open issues comfortably within community capacity)
👥Community & Ecosystem Adoption(Max 25 pts)
★ skills +2.4 pts advantage
lynis20.5 / 25
skills22.9 / 25
lynis: Established ecosystem adoption: 16,367 stars
skills: Top-tier global adoption: 268,268 stars
🏛️Architecture & Code Integrity(Max 20 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
lynis9.5 / 20
skills9.5 / 20
lynis: Standard OSI-approved license: GNU General Public License v3.0
skills: Standard OSI-approved license: MIT License
📖Documentation & Developer Experience(Max 15 pts)
⚖️ Even Match
lynis11.5 / 15
skills11.5 / 15
lynis: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
skills: Clear installation guide with runnable package manager commands
🛡️Security, Risk & Sustainability(Max 15 pts)
★ skills +0.5 pts advantage
lynis7.5 / 15
skills8 / 15
lynis: Standard copyleft open-source license (GNU General Public License v3.0)
skills: Commercially permissive open-source license (MIT License)
Engineering Decision Guide

Which Should You Choose: lynis or skills?

✓ Choose lynis If:

  • Your stack requires Shell standard tooling and runtime conventions.
  • Your team values targeted specialization.
  • You prioritize its GNU General Public License v3.0 licensing terms for proprietary enterprise distribution.
  • You need verified maintenance cadence (11.4/25 pts in velocity).

✓ Choose skills If:

  • Your application architecture is built around Shell.
  • You prefer its modular footprint and release update cadence (11.5/25 pts).
  • You want to take advantage of its documentation ecosystem (11.5/15 pts).
  • Your team is seeking active issue resolution with low maintainer stagnation.
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