Some interest. A stronger README and CI would help.
Chipsailing CS9711 (USB 2541:0236) fingerprint scanner driver for Linux. One-command installer for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE. Patched libfprint with 1500ms retry delay + PAM config. Includes .deb, RPM, and Arch packages.
Documentation
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No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).
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README is present.
README documents how to install the project.
Licensed under MIT.
Engineering
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No tests detected anywhere in the repository.
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No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).
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Project health
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Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
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Activity
- —Commits (30d / 90d)
- 1Forks
- 22Releaseslatest 2mo ago
Community
- —Community health
- —authors own >50% of commits
- 11Watchers
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- —Median issue response
- —Median PR merge time
- 0Open issues
Repository files18 root entries
- assets
- helpers
- packaging
- patches
- scripts
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- CHANGELOG.md
- COMPAT-CHECKLIST.md
- cs9711-manager.desktop
- cs9711-manager.py
- install.sh
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under MIT.
- README.mdGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.Good: README has code examples.Issue: No live demo link in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Link to a deployed version, docs site, or demo video. Users want to see it running.Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.Good: README documents how to install the project.Good: README documents how to run the project.
- reinstall.sh
- screenshot.png
- setup-gui.sh
- uninstall.sh
- VERSION