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by tarminian 4119 days ago
Why should software be in a state of permanent development?

"I can't take any of the DJB projects seriously because they're always in a state of permanent abandonment and maintainers are impossible to find. They serve as art pieces more than practical, useful software."

There are plenty of "maintainers", just search for the qmail mailing list, if that is impossible then I'm not sure what to say to you, but what you say is bunk.
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astrodust 4117 days ago
Software needs to be in a state of permanent development because nothing is static. Operating systems change. Usage patterns change.

Seeing Qmail rot on the vine is heart-breaking, but that's exactly what happened.

I used to use Qmail exclusively, but over time it got harder and harder to install an up-to-date version of it, requiring more and more "unofficial" patches to get it actually working. After too much of that I gave up and went with Postfix.

I don't want "mailing lists", I don't want Bugzilla, I don't want SourceForge. I want people that respond to something like GitHub issues where the interaction is painless and productive.

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