Good advice is in short supply because most of the market reoriented in favor of SaaS and subscription pricing (buoyed by lofty market valuations and predictabl

Good advice is in short supply because most of the market reoriented in favor of SaaS and subscription pricing (buoyed by lofty market valuations and predictable revenue streams) Perpetual licensing + paid support and maintenance contract balances the core goal. That said, sometimes software is just "done". The classic unix utilities like `cat` don't need monthly releases. If you can reach that stage, there should be no need to ship new developments regularly and focus should shift to ensuring it keeps running ("maintenance mode")