Google Open Source and Ecosyste.ms warn that open-source ecosystem datasets such as GHarchive can be incomplete or inconsistent, making single-source metrics risky for project adoption, funding, security, and maintainer-impact decisions.
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Google Open Source and Ecosyste.ms warn that open-source ecosystem datasets such as GHarchive can be incomplete or inconsistent, making single-source metrics risky for project adoption, funding, security, and maintainer-impact decisions.
Source: Googleblog