Hi,
Although I am still hoping that enough sponsors will step up in the next
few days / weeks, I am already more than half way through the task list
below:
* 5.0 has been released and 5.0.1 will arrive shortly
* the mailing list archive has been edited and moved here:
https://xpra.org/list/
* the mailing list itself will be replaced by github's discussions:
https://github.com/orgs/Xpra-org/discussions
To continue to receive notifications about new releases, you can follow
the organization or individual projects:
https://github.com/Xpra-org
* most xpra.org URLs now redirect to their new home on github
The only important item left is to move all the package downloads - both
source (<1GB) and binaries (~12GB + optional 145GB for the older
packages from the `vault`), the mailing list archive, preferably also
preserving the http redirects and rsync download access.
We have a shortlist of options, feel free to suggest new ones:
https://github.com/orgs/Xpra-org/discussions/3949#discussioncomment-6786562
I see no reason to discontinue the IRC channel: #xpra on libera.chat
Or the discord channel:
https://discord.com/channels/934131122504343572/1085224033257259009
As those are provided by third parties.
Cheers,
Antoine
On 23/07/2023 22:13, Antoine Martin wrote:
Hi,
Xpra is being used extensively for critical deployments, worldwide, by
individuals as well as some of the most prestigious organizations on
the planet.
Unfortunately, it seems that very few actually want to contribute to
the project and this means that the project's funding has not been
sustainable for a while.
I was hoping that at least some of the more serious enquiries would
eventually lead somewhere, but it seems they all assumed that someone
else would.
Unless things improve in the next few months, I intend to:
* archive the mailing list and switch over to github discussions,
* move all the package downloads to a third party hosting service (TBD),
* redirect xpra.org to github,
* finally release version 5.0 and a few minor updates after that,
* give commit, release and key privileges to more contributors,
* decommission the hardware currently hosting a lot of these services,
* step down as maintainer
Despite my best efforts to welcome contributions to the project and
make the codebase more approachable, it seems unlikely that anyone
will be able to take over in the short term.
It is slightly frightening to think that users will be left with the
already sub-par downstream packaging for a project of this importance
and size.
I do feel guilty for this messy state of affairs, so I will gladly
listen to any suggestions on how best to protect the future of this
project before I move on.
No matter what happens in the next few weeks / months, I would like to
take this opportunity to thank all past and present sponsors, and all
those who have helped the project until now through contributions of
any kind.
https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/blob/master/docs/SPONSORS.md
https://github.com/sponsors/totaam
Cheers,
Antoine
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