Unmaintained Free Software -- FAQ

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FAQ

Here's a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers...

What's the difference between Status::Unmaintained and Status::Obsolete?

Status::Unmaintained means that the project has no maintainer at the moment (i.e. it's unmaintained), and someone should take over mainenance of the project.
Status::Obsolete means that the project is unmaintained and there's no good reason to continue working on the project, i.e. you usually don't want to take over maintenance of the project...
The are several possible reasons for this, e.g. there could be lots of better projects which do the same thing...

Will you change those ugly colors? They suck!

Nope, sorry. I really like the colors...

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