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GitHub README 'Last Commit' Age in Open Source Projects

This page tracks the age of the last commit made to the README file for a vast collection of open source projects. We measure the median and 90th percentile age of these README commits in days. This provides a unique perspective on how actively maintained project documentation is, offering insights into project vitality and developer engagement. Unlike individual commit logs, this aggregate view helps identify trends in documentation staleness across the open source landscape.

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