Anyone know what happened with Raccoon for lemmy? I use Obsidian to download and update the app from Github but now it tells me there's an error when I try to update it. I tried checking the Github page and I get an error there saying the website doesn't exist.
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j4k3@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Apparently it got taken down arbitrarily by dev's choice. Someone may have a fork but no telling if anyone plans to take up the mantle and continue.
Cincinnatus@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
Oh well, I like eternity the best anyway and it looks like it's getting updated soon or maybe has already
akesi_seli@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
This fork is the new official one. A new community has been created recently to replace the old one too.
dotslashme@infosec.pub · 16 pts · 2y
The dev took it down, I'm not going to go into his reasons to do so, but you can find a fork here.
wakest@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
do you know if anyone has set up a release of this new fork now that the original is down?
akesi_seli@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
We are planning to release a new version, at least on GitHub asap. The announcement is likely to be given in tomorrow's Q&A session (the monthly AMA).
wakest@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Great to hear!
dotslashme@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y
I have no idea, I guess we have to wait for an initial release.
voracread@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Good to know that at least the code is out there. I feel bad for the developer though, he was nice and dedicated.
kijetesantakalu@feddit.it · 7 pts · 2y
It was taken down by the developer after a sh*tstorm originated in this community which was damaging his reputation as a professional, since his real name was associated with the repository.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Damn, that sucks. Did the dev state that explicitly, or is that just speculation?
Links to discussions for reference in case others are curious:
kijetesantakalu@feddit.it · 6 pts · 2y
From his explanation before removing everything:
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
That's too bad. I didn't think that post was intended to damage any of the devs reputation, just to provide some useful feedback and critiques on what were already great apps.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It has also been forked and looks like there is active development here.
grid22@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
more in depth about the same question here