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In order to not become abandoned, open source software needs to be not only open source, but also to have easily accessible source control, issue tracker and ot
by k_bx 11y ago
In order to not become abandoned, open source software needs to be not only open source, but also to have easily accessible source control, issue tracker and other community-required tools.
In case of Unison – it's a program done by a brilliant Computer Scientist and author of one of the best books I've read (well, reading) "Types and Programming Languages" Benjamin Pierce. I know he had put quite some research effort into that tool, but I don't see community-related infrastructure around it being in place, that's why it looks (or maybe is) rather abandoned.
Btw, here's another fun video of B. Pierce making some intriguing statements regarding a popular file-sync program called Dropbox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2jQe8DFzUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2jQe8DFzUM