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superturtlee/lsposed_git_analysis — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2026-04-03

3PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5MaintainedSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A Python-based analysis project that investigates whether the makers of LSPosed, an Android customization tool, broke their open-source promise by closing the code after relying on thousands of volunteer contributions.

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    What it does
      Analyzes commit history
      Calculates contribution splits
      Documents legal concerns
    Tech stack
      Python
      Git data mining
    Use cases
      Open-source advocacy
      Community contribution audits
      License compliance review
    Audience
      Open-source advocates
      Android hobbyists
      Concerned contributors
    Key findings
      84pct volunteer work
      Code cleansing claims
      GPL obligations

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Audit a GitHub project's commit history to measure how much was built by outside volunteers versus the core team.

VIBE 2

Build a data-backed argument that a project unfairly closed its source after relying on community contributions.

VIBE 3

Review whether a project's claim of removing outside code is realistic given the volume of volunteer work.

VIBE 4

Educate Android users about the LSPosed open-source controversy before they decide to keep using it.

what's the stack?

PythonGit

how it stacks up fr

superturtlee/lsposed_git_analysis0marildo/imagoagentlexi/agent-lexi
Stars333
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2026-04-03
MaintenanceMaintained
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneralvibe coder

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires cloning the LSPosed repo and running Python scripts against its full commit history.

No license information is provided in the explanation.

in plain english

This repository is an analysis project that investigates whether the makers of LSPosed, a popular Android customization tool, broke their promise to keep the software open-source. The code in this repo was used to dig into the project's history and argue that LSPosed unfairly took thousands of community contributions, then closed the code off to the public. LSPosed is part of a family of tools stretching back a decade (starting with Xposed, then EdXposed) that let people modify how their Android phones work. All of these tools were built on a legal agreement called the GPL, which essentially says: if you use this code, you must share your changes with everyone else. The analysis found that over 84% of the work on LSPosed was done by outside volunteers. Later, the core team claimed they "cleansed" the code of outside contributions so they could legally close the project. This analysis would be used by open-source advocates, community moderators, or curious developers who want to understand the controversy around LSPosed going closed-source. For example, if you are an Android hobbyist wondering whether you should keep using LSPosed, or a contributor concerned your volunteer work was taken advantage of, this writeup breaks down the history and legal questions. Beyond the social arguments, the project relies on a Python script to comb through years of commit history and calculate exactly how much was built by the community versus the core team. It uses this data to challenge the practicality of the team's "code cleansing," arguing that fully replacing thousands of lines of volunteer-written code is nearly impossible to do cleanly without leaving traces of the original logic. Ultimately, the repository serves as both a data-backed critique and a warning. It documents how a project heavily reliant on community goodwill can legally and ethically fracture an open-source ecosystem, and it urges users to shift their support to genuinely open alternatives.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Write a Python script that clones a GitHub repo, walks every commit, and calculates what percentage of lines were authored by contributors outside the core team.
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Given a repo's commit history data, help me build a chart showing contribution breakdown between core maintainers and outside volunteers over time.
prompt 3
Analyze this list of commits and identify which contributors are external versus core team, then summarize what percentage of total work each group contributed.
prompt 4
Help me write a plain-English summary arguing that removing thousands of volunteer-written lines of code from a GPL project is impractical, using commit data as evidence.

Frequently asked questions

what is lsposed_git_analysis fr?

A Python-based analysis project that investigates whether the makers of LSPosed, an Android customization tool, broke their open-source promise by closing the code after relying on thousands of volunteer contributions.

What language is lsposed_git_analysis written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Git.

Is lsposed_git_analysis actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-04-03).

What license does lsposed_git_analysis use?

No license information is provided in the explanation.

How hard is lsposed_git_analysis to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is lsposed_git_analysis for?

Mainly developer.

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