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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2024
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On a related note, open source projects that get big without a reliable leadership organizational structure risk burning down just as easily.
Recently nix, wordpress, and gaggiuino were affected by this kind of thing. Nix seems to be recovering. Wordpress doesn't look good. Gaggiuino skipped right over source-available and went closed-source.
Linux is a success story with this structure, but I think we need to be better about building projects with stability in mind.
For sure, long term sustainability is a big aspect of making open source great.
Really? Gagguino went closed source? I must live under a rock, thanks, I will read up on that. What a shame…
Yeah, unfortunately the display/esp32 can now only be purchased pre-flashed from specific retailers (for a significant markup) and the firmware is no longer published anywhere. The only way to update is OTA.
It's all really shitty. Though, I'll admit, I really didn't have high hopes when I found out that they use discord for everything from troubleshooting to documentation to group buys.
I bought the parts to build mine a year ago and never got around to it. I'll still build it, but it's sad they are either ripping away all potential future support, are fracturing the community, or both