From d3e56eae63dbf63f06799bd06eed3167b6a3ff91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:01:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add archival deadline, summary of reasoning and prominent contact info --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c955654f7..a6a2b4bc5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ -⚠️ **This project has not had a release for ~2 years, another release is not planned. Rather, this project will be progressively archived. A deep dive of this situation can be found in the [retrospective](posts/2023-04-10_forkawesomeIntrospection/forkawesomeIntrospection.md)** ⚠️ +⚠️ **This project has not had a release for ~2 years, another release is not planned. Rather, this project will be archived by mid 2024 unless someone else takes over maintenance. This is because:** + +> The driving force for forking—to have a community run icon set—has not been realized. The site and font build processes are broken. The source icon files need to be reworked or remade. The project focuses on icon fonts, despite icon fonts as a technology being outdated. Many other free icon sets now exist. + +**Read the full [retrospective here](posts/2023-04-10_forkawesomeIntrospection/forkawesomeIntrospection.md). People interested in taking over maintenance can write in the [matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#forkawesome:matrix.org) mention me `@douginamug` in an issue or write to me on on [mastodon](https://mastodon.xyz/@douginamug).** ⚠️ + +--- # Fork Awesome