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> It's been unmaintained for over 17 years. So is the Linux ecosystem just going to rewrite tools everytime their original developer moves on or passes away? I
by davidcuddeback 8y ago
> It's been unmaintained for over 17 years.
So is the Linux ecosystem just going to rewrite tools everytime their original developer moves on or passes away? It's going to happen more in the future, so are we going to see more and more rewrites in Linux?
There's something to be said about the BSD approach of maintaining the OS (kernel + userland) as a whole. They don't seem to have this problem.
- acqq 8y agoOne great thinker gave a very clear view of what is going on in so many open source projects: https://www.jwz.org/doc/cadt.html https://www.jwz.org/doc/cadt.html
- BenjiWiebe 8y agoI prefer fixing bugs to rewriting. Anyone want to hire me? /semi-sarcastic