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The Most Prolific Packager For Alpine Linux Is Stepping Away (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 2 years ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Alice "psykose" who is easily responsible for the highest number of commits per author over the past year has decided to step down from maintaining her packages.

She hasn't decided what to do next but likely "catch up on a year of sleep." She doesn't believe that this will ultimately impact Alpine Linux itself but hopes that others will pick-up what's needed to keep on going with the package maintenance.

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[–] negativenull@negativenull.com 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Real life example of: https://xkcd.com/2347/

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dependency - xkcd

[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that workload is excessive. I'm glad she decided to take care of herself. "All or nothing" burns you out real quick.

[–] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow. She is ALWAYS connected in some way or another. Answers questions at most times of the day... I think there was only one day in 2022 she didn't make a commit.

[–] garam@lemmy.my.id 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's why open source project need fuel.. money and right time of sleep... you can choose it if community is supporting.. if community only take it away and don't even try to support with anything, it collapsed fast...

It's sad seeing many open source contributor mostly under paid... :'( and having hard time in real life.. even don't have any life balance because they are constantly need to perform duty for free

[–] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 25 points 2 years ago

I get where she's coming from because burnout can be a real thing. I hope Alice gets rest and respite.

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago

With her being responsible for about half of all commits for this system, she basically is Alpine Linux. Well, or was.

[–] jmbmkn@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is it an unavoidable situation that projects that are run by passionate individuals will burn those people out? Or is their more projects can do to ask those that contribute the most to slow down and not put the work before themselves?

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 14 points 2 years ago

It's unavoidable. Nothing drives a project like real passion; nothing burns through people like real passion. There's nothing to be said to such people as they wouldn't listen.

All there is to do is annoy them as little as possible and admire the result.

[–] kitsastro@mastodon.social 1 points 2 years ago

@jmbmkn
passion is the basis of open source. one day i hope that people that have passion will be more cherished by the world than they are currently.
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