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this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024
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As long as it works perfectly and it makes no security related headlines, i'm fine with running abandoned ware.
If something stops working it's time to find out the alternatives.
Not every little tool needs weekly updates
Hackernews is usually reliable to see what the new hotness is. But yeah this is a frequent problem.
That means Windows XP is perfectly okay as abandon ware, becuase it makes no security related headlines. :p (just joking!)
This
On arch's user repository, packages can get marked as out of date, unmaintained, and sometimes removed entirely.
When you run pacman or one of the aur helpers, it'll tell you.
My AUR helper trizen tells me, yes.