• pop@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Handing it off to someone creates a whole new set of second hand responsibility, if the new maintainers go on to add something malicious.

    a la: xz backdoor

    The creator was shunned until everyone figured out he had handed it off to someone else.

    If someone wants to continue, they can always fork it.

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      5 months ago

      Appreciate the clarification, you just learned me one. Gotta love the discourse on Lemmy.