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> This repository has been archived by the owner on May 26, 2022. It is now read-only. > This project is no longer maintained or developed. Github issue tracki
by feldrim 3y ago
> This repository has been archived by the owner on May 26, 2022. It is now read-only.
> This project is no longer maintained or developed. Github issue tracking and pull requests have therefore been disabled. The mailing list (see below) is still available for use.
If you would like to take over this project, you are welcome to do so. Please fork it and develop the fork for a while. Once there has been 6 months of reasonable activity, please contact Nikolaus@rath.org and I'll be happy to give you ownership of this repository or replace with a pointer to the fork.
I saw that there are some semi-active forks focusing on different aspects: a rust rewrite, a persistent cache support version, or a bug fixing only version.
The issue is that most software has bugs and vulnerabilities which has not been discovered yet while the software is not maintained. It means the problems will exist without a solution for the future. Open source software maintainers have been a significant part of our overall IT environment [0] but voluntary contributions are subject to human resource limits. SSHFS is one of those projects relying on a single maintainer which has ended up being archived. The packages on many distributions repositories are stuck as is. The several semi-active forks are also owned by a single person without a proper community. I'm not sure if any of the distro communities would pick one of those and package it to be the next version.
So, the users of these software on their own, with the single, cross platform, ultimately portable packaging solution: the source code.
0. https://xkcd.com/2347/ https://xkcd.com/2347/
- fyrabanks 3y agoI have nothing but respect for Nikolaus, and SSHFS is absolutely a cornerstone of IT, but if you think the original project was protecting you from vulnerabilities.. I have a bridge to sell you. I also don't really understand what your last sentence is getting at--I may be daft.
- feldrim 3y agoIt may be my bad wording. All I am saying is that an archived and unmaintained project leaves the option of fixing bugs and vulnerabilities out. The hope is lost with no effort of fixing. And this is inevitable with current open source models.
- fyrabanks 3y agoYeah, I get what you mean. I'm doubtful, but.. hopefully this turns out OK.