From 4d2384c1ddd6e1f0b8e54b06f619ace35e9d8b46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Frei Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:57:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Announce app discontinuation in readme --- README.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7e057bec..4459d2e1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,20 @@ +# Discontinued + +This app is discontinued. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen +with the December 2024 Syncthing version. Interactions (issues, PRs) are limited +now, and the entire repo will be archived after the last release. Thus all +contributions are preserved for any future (re)use. The forum is still open for +discussions and questions. I would kindly ask you to refrain from trying to +challenge the decision or asking "why-type" questions - I wont engage with them. + +The reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between +hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant +development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough +benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app +requires even without doing much, if any, changes. + +Thanks a lot to everyone who ever contributed to this app! + # syncthing-android [![License: MPLv2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MPLv2-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MPL-2.0) @@ -6,26 +23,6 @@ A wrapper of [Syncthing](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing) for Android. screenshot 1 screenshot 2 screenshot 3 -[Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid) [Get it on F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/app/com.nutomic.syncthingandroid) - -# Status: "Maintenance mode" - Co-maintainers welcome - -tl;dr: The app is still kept up to date, and contributions are still welcome - -however even reviews for those can take a long time. Co-maintainers are very -welcome - get in touch if you are interested. - -No-one is dedicating significant time into development or reviews. It's still -kept up to date with Syncthing, Android and dependencies under the wider -Syncthing project umbrella on a best effort basis. Contributions are reviewed, -however available time for that is scarce so it will take a while. And obviously it -depends both on the size/clarity of the change and (admittedly subjective) -relevance of it - chance of successful and speedier reviews is higher if your -change is targeted and small. - -## No feature request taken (feature contributions case-by-case) - -Handling feature requests use up the little time that is present to keep the app up-to-date, and there is no feature development happening. So unless you are opening a feature request to discuss your own contribution before jumping into coding, the request will be closed directly with some template answer pointing at this section. - # Translations The project is translated on [Hosted Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/syncthing/android/).