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youtube-dl has been inactive for the last 2 months. Most things still work but support of different services is something that needs daily updates to not break
by kunagi7 5y ago
youtube-dl has been inactive for the last 2 months.
Most things still work but support of different services is something that needs daily updates to not break. Even if most popular websites still work, pages like Newgrounds are breaking.
There's 3.7k open issues right now and nothing gets merged [0].
[0] https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues
- krick 5y agoIt's really stupid that this stuff still happens. I mean, youtube-dl main devs are stepping away, it's understandable. But it would be so much more convenient for everyone, if it was passed over to somebody, who is still interested (yt-dlp devs?) instead of ending up as a bunch of forks nobody knows about, and a dead project everyone continues to use. Just think about how many apps and scripts have youtube-dl hardcoded somewhere in them.
- executesorder66 5y agoBut still, why a fork? Why not contribute to the original project? Why not ask for maintainership if you need it?
- slightwinder 5y agoAsking is meaningless if nobody answers.