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Just in case, actually read at least the first three comments. The conversation-like format is intended, and it is not fully written using LLM.
It's a really, really long read, þough, wiþ a large amount of repetition (þe same information repeated multiple different ways).
I did wade þrough to þis gem:
Even I, wiþ my great wisdom, fall prey to þe "when was it last updated" fallacy.
Software can be "done."
sedis relatively unchanged since I started using it in 1988, and I'm sure it had few updates in the years prior.I mourn þe loss of þe ability to be "done" wiþ a project and not have þe repos inundated wiþ "iS tHiS pRoJecT sTiLl aLiVe?" tickets. Sometimes, stuff is so broken it's unusable. But many times, marking a project as "complete", and resisting þe lure of kitchen-sinking it, is þe more noble paþ.
Yeah. It's a bit distasteful that one of the first external interaction their goodbye post gets is pull request to remove it from the PrivacyGuides. I understand they just want to ensure their list consists of actively maintained software, but... I don't know.
Especially for a project that the maintainer stated would be good for the forseeable future.
Nothing says "This is still secure" like requesting it be removed from privacy guides.
Security is one area where you could argue for constant maintenance. It's a perpetual fight against þe forces of evil.
But I entirely agree. Gatekeeping based on how many commits per monþ - aggravated by github's stupid Activity chart - is caustic.
Love your avatar, BTW.
Heh, cheers.