[IRCServices] Services 5.1pre0 released

[Nick Gawronski]

Hi, Possibley you could when you leave put the ircservices code on
sourceforge.net so after you leave someone else can take over.On Sun, 13
May 2007, Trevor Talbot wrote:

> On May 6, 2007, at 1:18 AM, Andrew Church wrote:
>
> >      The second, and more important, reason for posting the announcement to
> > this list is that I intend version 5.1 to be the last version of IRC
> > Services, at least under my care.  While I don't consider Services
> > "complete"--software development is a neverending task, and in any case
> > users' needs change over time--I do believe that it's time for me to move on
> > to other things.  In fact, I already devote a fair amount of my time outside
> > of work to other software development projects (such as the audio/video tool
> > "transcode", for those who are familiar with it), and I have other hobbies
> > which I haven't been able to pursue as much as I'd like.  I've also found
> > that I personally use IRC very infrequently these days, and that has
> > inevitably lessened my interest in continuing Services development as well.
>
> >      I realize that this "end-of-life" announcement for Services may come as
> > a surprise to some, and for that I apologize.  As I mentioned earlier, I
> > will continue to support Services for some time to come (my current thought
> > is for two to three years after the release of 5.1.0); however, I did want
> > to provide advance warning of my future intentions.  Thank you all for your
> > support over the years.
>
> Even though it's not "over", I wanted to say a couple things.
>
> First, thank you for all the work you've done during the last several years.
> Besides IRC Services itself, most of the NickServ/ChanServ -style services
> packages in use today trace their origins to your software in one form or
> another.  Inspiring that much development is no small accomplishment.  I've
> certainly customized IRC Services for specific uses in the past.  We've also
> had discussions about irc3, which has inspired me personally to think about
> IRC in a slightly different way for several years now.  I've found that line
> of thought to be quite intriguing, and perhaps it will lead to me to create
> something useful later on.
>
> And second, thank you for having an "exit plan".  Far too many projects are
> simply abandoned by their authors and maintainers.  While obviously software
> such as this cannot take priority over other life concerns, it's great to see
> someone recognize they will be unable to continue ahead of time, and plan to
> make that eventuality as painless as possible for those who use it.
>
> -- Quension
>
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