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That's a consequence of the ASF largely serving as a way to dump software that isn't commercially viable (or wasn't to begin with). The idea being that a commun
by tannhaeuser 4y ago
That's a consequence of the ASF largely serving as a way to dump software that isn't commercially viable (or wasn't to begin with). The idea being that a community can form around it, consisting of former users and developers. Taking software to the ASF is accompanied by a grant to the ASF, and I think it's a decent way to stop developing a product, or is at least miles better than a torched earth approach and stop sales, support, development immediately, firing developers, etc. Not everything will live on ofc, but at least one can try.
- dredmorbius 4y agoIs ASF the CA of Free Software?
- ncmncm 4y agoSoftbank
- ironmagma 4y agoDo you mean certificate authority or California? I can see an argument for both.
- mardifoufs 4y agoProbably Computer Associates. Speaking of soulcrushing software graveyards, there's also OpenText (though it is less well known).
- zaps 4y ago“OpenText” (gets PTSD shivers thinking about LiveLink)
- dredmorbius 4y agoTIL. Oh, and that was Tim Bray.
- dredmorbius 4y agoBingo. CA is where software goes to die.
- xtracto 4y ago> Probably Computer Associates. Speaking of soulcrushing software graveyards, The Google of Free Software then.
- adra 4y agoYeah you're so right, everybody stop using this Kafka abandonware! Nothing to see here...