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Popcorn-app repository taken down again and main developer missing

41 points by galapago 13y ago

Havoc 13y ago
Well nobody is stuff that genie back into the bottle regardless of what happens. I do hope the dev is fine though "missing" sounds a bit ominous.
- goldenkey 13y ago
  I know when a private repo is removed on GitHub, all forks are deleted as well. Does the same deletion apply for public repo forks? I'm sure there are folks with local copies anyhow. As much as I respect the genius of the popcorn app, a part of me feels that it should encourage purchases. I now use http://listofepisodes.org http://listofepisodes.org to watch my shows and feel good about the ease of use and fact that I'm supporting good content.
  - kurosan 13y ago
    Neat site but that giganto 24px type has got to go. http://userstyles.org/styles/100239/list-of-episodes http://userstyles.org/styles/100239/list-of-episodes
    - goldenkey 13y ago
      I'm actually a big fan of the 24px type. Pretty sure that the page was designed for large resolutions.
pyre 13y ago
I'm missing where there is anything saying that the main developer is missing (other than the title)...
- wdewind 13y ago
  I think OP means that the developer is no longer in the organization on github (which currently has 0 members).
  - pyre 13y ago
    From the sidebar: This organization has no public members. You must be a member to see who's a part of this organization. Looks like it's possible that the main dev's membership is just private. It's the same for this org, which doesn't have any repos removed: https://github.com/popcorn-official https://github.com/popcorn-official
- configX 13y ago
  Per comments on Reddit this is the second time the main dev has gone missing: http://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/22t3ru/popcorn_time_down_again/ http://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/22t3ru/popcorn_...
sheepdestroyer 13y ago
https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-app https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-app http://get-popcorn.com/ http://get-popcorn.com/ Don't know how much this is "official"
pcvarmint 13y ago
I don't know which site is "official", but here's one explaining "why" they shut down: http://getpopcornti.me/ http://getpopcornti.me/

41 points by galapago 13y ago

Havoc 13y ago

Well nobody is stuff that genie back into the bottle regardless of what happens. I do hope the dev is fine though "missing" sounds a bit ominous.

goldenkey 13y ago
I know when a private repo is removed on GitHub, all forks are deleted as well. Does the same deletion apply for public repo forks? I'm sure there are folks with local copies anyhow. As much as I respect the genius of the popcorn app, a part of me feels that it should encourage purchases. I now use http://listofepisodes.org http://listofepisodes.org to watch my shows and feel good about the ease of use and fact that I'm supporting good content.
- kurosan 13y ago
  Neat site but that giganto 24px type has got to go. http://userstyles.org/styles/100239/list-of-episodes http://userstyles.org/styles/100239/list-of-episodes
  - goldenkey 13y ago
    I'm actually a big fan of the 24px type. Pretty sure that the page was designed for large resolutions.

pyre 13y ago

I'm missing where there is anything saying that the main developer is missing (other than the title)...

wdewind 13y ago
I think OP means that the developer is no longer in the organization on github (which currently has 0 members).
- pyre 13y ago
  From the sidebar: This organization has no public members. You must be a member to see who's a part of this organization. Looks like it's possible that the main dev's membership is just private. It's the same for this org, which doesn't have any repos removed: https://github.com/popcorn-official https://github.com/popcorn-official
configX 13y ago
Per comments on Reddit this is the second time the main dev has gone missing: http://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/22t3ru/popcorn_time_down_again/ http://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/22t3ru/popcorn_...

sheepdestroyer 13y ago

https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-app https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-app http://get-popcorn.com/ http://get-popcorn.com/ Don't know how much this is "official"

pcvarmint 13y ago

I don't know which site is "official", but here's one explaining "why" they shut down: http://getpopcornti.me/ http://getpopcornti.me/