this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2024
42 points (100.0% liked)
Linux
47923 readers
1307 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
@sag Let me guess, it's because of that Python library they depended on that was also archived?
Probably a better idea would be to leave it archived. Whoever wants to take over can fork it and prove themselves by showing their work.
The xz debacle has shown that there are risk involved in an established developer endorsing an unknown one.
@skullgiver Yep I also read about that one. Especially since the project was mostly in maintenance status for about six months. Rewriting the project to support an alternative to the now deprecated library was probably the last straw for David, he barely had time to solve bugs let alone rewrite the app