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by Vinnl 402 days ago
Sorry to hijack this post, but since people who know are likely to look here... Anyone know what's up with Next-Auth/Auth.js? The main author had a post up [1] stating that they would stop their involvement, but that post appears to have been removed.

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20250419022421/https://balazsorb...
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mooreds 401 days ago
I don't have any details, but maybe this post from a few weeks later about his mental state is relevant? https://balazsorban.com/blog/depression-and-oss

I can't imagine the pressure of running a popular OSS project, even if you have support from a company to make it your full time job.

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Vinnl 401 days ago
Oh yeah I totally get why he'd step away, especially after the ambitious goals the project set itself. That said, I haven't seen mass panic yet, so I'm wondering if people are confident someone else has picked up or will pick up the slack, or if it's just flying under the radar.
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