Stepping Down as Libxml2 Maintainer
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The maintainer of libxml2 is stepping down, sparking a discussion about the project's future and the challenges of maintaining open-source libraries.
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joecool1029Author
4 months ago
1 replyPhoronix article on it for more context: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Libxml2-No-Maintainer
CaliforniaKarl
4 months ago
1 replyAnd see also this LWN article: https://lwn.net/Articles/1025971/
vthriller
4 months ago
Discussed previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44381093
traversaro
4 months ago
I am surprised no one is mentioning this previous discussion on this: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/976#note_253... .
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