The Ethics of Abandoning Software

The Ethics of Abandoning SoftwareSunday, April 10, 2011

Hi.Sunday, April 10, 2011

I abandon software.Sunday, April 10, 2011

I abandoned OAuth.Sunday, April 10, 2011

But it wasn’t that bad.Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Life and Times of SoftwareSunday, April 10, 2011

1. The Writing (Starting)Sunday, April 10, 2011

Motivations for Writing SoftwareSunday, April 10, 2011

Scratch an ItchSunday, April 10, 2011

$$$Sunday, April 10, 2011

Self-PromotionSunday, April 10, 2011

2. The ReleasingSunday, April 10, 2011

Motivations for Releasing SoftwareSunday, April 10, 2011

No ReasonSunday, April 10, 2011

GoodwillSunday, April 10, 2011

Self-PromotionSunday, April 10, 2011

Recruiting ToolSunday, April 10, 2011

3. The MaintainingSunday, April 10, 2011

Motivations for Maintaining SoftwareSunday, April 10, 2011

CommunitySunday, April 10, 2011

$$$Sunday, April 10, 2011

Demonstration of ResponsibilitySunday, April 10, 2011

Examine Your MotivationsSunday, April 10, 2011

4. The EndSunday, April 10, 2011

It happens in stages.Sunday, April 10, 2011

Initial Burst of MotivationSunday, April 10, 2011

No Longer Necessary (to me)Sunday, April 10, 2011

DisinterestSunday, April 10, 2011

Denial & NeglectSunday, April 10, 2011

AcceptanceSunday, April 10, 2011

Letting Go Moving OnSunday, April 10, 2011

Put It to Rest GracefullySunday, April 10, 2011

Bless a Migration PathSunday, April 10, 2011

Identify a SuccessorSunday, April 10, 2011

Sunday, April 10, 2011

This is happening and it’s getting worse. Why?Sunday, April 10, 2011

Proliferation of PlatformsSunday, April 10, 2011

Proliferation of DevelopersSunday, April 10, 2011

Ease of SharingSunday, April 10, 2011

The ConsequencesSunday, April 10, 2011

What to do?Sunday, April 10, 2011

‣ CommunicateSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ Communicate ‣ Be HonestSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ Communicate ‣ Be Honest ‣ Be DeliberateSunday, April 10, 2011

File BugsSunday, April 10, 2011

Write Thorough READMEsSunday, April 10, 2011

Include DocumentationSunday, April 10, 2011

Provide a LicenseSunday, April 10, 2011

Clearer SignalingSunday, April 10, 2011

Resign Authoritative StatusSunday, April 10, 2011

Dependency Tracking ‣ *.gemspec, Gemfile ‣ setup.py ‣ package.jsonSunday, April 10, 2011

Highlight StalenessSunday, April 10, 2011

Liveliness Metrics ‣ Mailing List Activity ‣ Committer Diversity ‣ Issue Movement ‣ Fork VolumeSunday, April 10, 2011

More SignalsSunday, April 10, 2011

Encourage Organizations over RepositoriesSunday, April 10, 2011

Highlight Team InvolvementSunday, April 10, 2011

Data MiningSunday, April 10, 2011

Expand the Watcher RelationshipSunday, April 10, 2011

The Secret Power of the Network GraphSunday, April 10, 2011

Relationship StatusSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ (proof-of-concept) ‣ (demo) ‣ (maintained) ‣ (in-use) ‣ (formerly-in-use)Sunday, April 10, 2011

‣ CommunicateSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ Communicate ‣ Be HonestSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ Communicate ‣ Be Honest ‣ Be DeliberateSunday, April 10, 2011

‣ Communicate ‣ Be Honest ‣ Be Deliberate ‣ Be OKSunday, April 10, 2011

The Ethics of Abandoning Software

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