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I never understood why projects like this shut down. Why not just turn them over to a community member willing to run it out of pocket or something? I get that

I never understood why projects like this shut down. Why not just turn them over to a community member willing to run it out of pocket or something? I get that its not going to turn a profit, but if someone was using it why not just give them the reigns? Such a waste.

nedwin 11y ago
If only it were that simple. They were processing thousands of dollars of payments for projects that people had started - who would administer that side of things?
whatupdave 11y ago
All the source code and public data is still available. Some teams might still choose to run the software.
volaski 11y ago
They've raised millions of dollars, and with investment comes all kinds of headaches https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/assembly#/entity https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/assembly#/entity