BrooklynMan[ Community Update ] - Regarding the David's Departure 2023-06-22
BIFFBest wishes and gratitude to David, and thank you for the update!
GhostalmediaThanks for the update and best of luck with sorting this out! Y’all are doing nice work!
GilbertGarfieldThanks for the hard work.
Eric (deprecated)As a dev, I just want to express how much it warms my heart to see how kind and understanding the community's response to this news has been. You all are the best <3
timmytbtNo. YOU’RE the best!
L3sI'm not a Mlem user, but are you all worried about how much David contributed, and keeping up with it all? The UI looks the best out of all of the apps I've tested (Android user ;[), and seems to be more feature rich.
David contributed so much in part because he was working on the project as a personal thing for a long time before any of us came along. That's what let us get such a quick jump on the Reddit migration--he'd already done the hard work of getting a working product off the ground, and gave us a foundation to build on.
Keep in mind also that the GitHub contributions only track code that's been merged. We have a lot of great stuff in-flight or sitting in PRs right now.
In short: we aren't worried.
as of the latest test build. this is in the 5 hours since you posted your comment. the project is in good hands, and we think you’ll enjoy the next TestFlight build!
They are changing the UI according to some GitHub Pull Requests
CodoThanks for everything Dave! Wouldn’t have made the leap to Lemmy were it not for the app you’d been a part of.
Also thank you to the Mlem team for such a prompt and clear message to the community. You guys rule.
zalackAs much as I think he could have handled the transition a little more gracefully, it's good to see an open source maintainer recognizing when they are no longer making their life better by working on a project.
So many open source devs burn themselves out by continuing to work on projects that no longer spark joy out of a sense of obligation.
This also should be a reminder to the community NOT to harass devs if a project is making choices you don't agree with. The reason most maintainers contribute to open source is the hope that people will like and use their software. Getting messages that indicate people don't like their work and won't use their software is the quickest way to kill someone's enthusiasm for their little corner of FOSS.
not just that, but demand customer support for something that was supposed to be a hobby
Will new people be able to sign up to the TestFlight beta? Tried to get in on the previous one but I think it was full
vaguerantI dunno about this, how new are these people? Babies are notoriously bad software testers.
As a matter of fact, everyone will have to sign up for the new TestFlight beta, as the previous one no longer exists.
Keep an eye out for the post announcing the new TestFlight beta, which will also be a new build with several big updates that we’re excited to bring to the community!
More words of gratitude to David and the rest of the team for their work. <3
The Dark Lord ☑️David, you’re a hero for creating such a great app, and you’re a hero for looking after your mental health. Thanks for bringing the app to where it is now.
ShaggyOnly just got into Lemmy and I loved Apollo on Reddit so I can’t wait to see where this goes I wish you all the best
Thank you David. I wouldn’t be here without you.
And thank you to the rest of the devs. Really appreciate the open communication. Looking forward to the new beta and doing my little bit to continue making this great app better and better.
TempizCould’ve we get an introduction into who the new team lead is, what their experience is, and maybe some info on the rest of the team? The current repo owner has no information and has only ever worked on Mlem with this user account. Not exactly confidence inspiring from afar.
yes, there will be more updates to come. right now, since David turned over control of the project to the team, we’re finally testing new internal builds and getting ready to release a new public TestFlight build ASAP. once we get that out, we all be posting more updates about what’s going on with the app and with the team!
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RichieI just hope the vision isn't being changed to accomodate the tech nerds given how much backlash David said he got. People can be so cruel, even when you're trying to do good. Fuck these people, whoever they are!
I was… so upset when I read that. just dismayed, really. I can assure you, unequivocally, that the app will continue being developed as a Lemmy app accessible to everyone, just as David first envisioned.
Norah (pup/it/she)I’m really glad to read this.
I would hope for the opposite tbh. I would love for Mlem to be a streamlined experience so new lemmy users don’t feel overwhelmed. Apollo hit the sweet spot with that.
Working on Mlem has been a real joy. Glad to see so many love it as much as us.
Can't wait to get builds rolling out again!