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The Most Prolific Packager For Alpine Linux Is Stepping Away (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Alice "psykose" who is easily responsible for the highest number of commits per author over the past year has decided to step down from maintaining her packages.

She hasn't decided what to do next but likely "catch up on a year of sleep." She doesn't believe that this will ultimately impact Alpine Linux itself but hopes that others will pick-up what's needed to keep on going with the package maintenance.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow. She is ALWAYS connected in some way or another. Answers questions at most times of the day... I think there was only one day in 2022 she didn't make a commit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's why open source project need fuel.. money and right time of sleep... you can choose it if community is supporting.. if community only take it away and don't even try to support with anything, it collapsed fast...

It's sad seeing many open source contributor mostly under paid... :'( and having hard time in real life.. even don't have any life balance because they are constantly need to perform duty for free