Decision Workspace
fbspinner vs slint-backend-linuxfb vs libdrmtap-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
fbspinner
growingv0.1.0
Show a spinner on the framebuffer during system boot
42
slint-backend-linuxfb
experimentalv0.1.1
A Slint platform backend for Linux Framebuffer (linuxfb) and evdev
42
libdrmtap-sys
experimentalv0.3.0
Raw FFI bindings for libdrmtap — DRM/KMS screen capture library for Linux. Includes embedded C sources compiled statically.
Core Metrics
| fbspinner | slint-backend-linuxfb | libdrmtap-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 42 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 340 | 119 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2779d ago | 173d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
fbspinner
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
slint-backend-linuxfb
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
libdrmtap-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fbspinner | slint-backend-linuxfb | libdrmtap-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 88KB | 53KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint-backend-linuxfb leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fbspinner has the most downloads (2.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fbspinner has not been updated in over a year.