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The larger pity, to me, seems to be the maintainer's decision to not only quit the project, but to take down the repo with the intent to delete it: https://git
by AdmiralAsshat 7y ago
The larger pity, to me, seems to be the maintainer's decision to not only quit the project, but to take down the repo with the intent to delete it:
https://github.com/actix/actix-web https://github.com/actix/actix-web
I get it, they feel personally harassed and slighted. And it's their project, they can do with it what they like. But it still feels like the decision is motivated more by spite than by a desire to simply wash one's hand of the project. Surely there are not hostile developers who would've been willing to take over the maintainer role.
- steveklabnik 7y agoIt got moved to their personal github account, not deleted.
- mileycyrusXOXO 7y agoHe said he is going to move it to private in his [post mortem](https://github.com/actix/actix-web https://github.com/actix/actix-web)
- steveklabnik 7y agoHe says that he might do that, depending on how the next couple of days go. Regardless, it's not gone yet.
- jimbokun 7y agoThis seems to me the most relevant quote: "(Btw thanks to everyone who provided prs and other help!)" So the maintainer was grateful for the PRs, but worn down by all the people complaining without contributing.
- kemenaran 7y agoI see what you mean. But how about seeing it in the other direction: Imagine how much the maintainer must has been burned, in order to take the decision to shut down their entire love-work – in hope that the toxic situation will stop. From our point of view, this may not be the best decision. A desperate one, maybe. But to imagine how the person must be feeling to think this is the best way out.