I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
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I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
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Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#2BDFALAISM
Beneficial Dictator For As Long As It Suits Me
:)
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#3I guess SerenityOS is somewhat doomed now? I never saw this kind of move ending well, honestly. Even when not involved, having the original around is always a great boon to the popularity of a project.
I for one would love to see the SerenityOS GUI ported to Wayland on Windows. It's precisely what I ask for from an OS honestly.
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#4BDFALAISM Beneficial Dictator For As Long As It Suits Me :)
As Long As it Suits the Community, I guess. I might be naive, but the reasons he gave for his decision don't strike me as selfish.
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#5> Ladybird now targets Linux and macOS. The SerenityOS target is dropped.
Why dropping the SerenityOS target??
Does this mean that SerenityOS's Ladybird will need to continually pull patches from the new Ladybird project in order to keep development?
Also: is it really a fork if the new project gets to keep the name "Ladybird"? Will SerenityOS's browser need to be renamed, or there will be two diverging Ladybird projects with the same name? (Maybe a qualifier would help, like SerenityOS Ladybird vs Open Ladybird or something?)
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#6> Ladybird now targets Linux and macOS. The SerenityOS target is dropped.
Aww :(
I can understand forking the browser from the OS, but I'm a bit sad about this. I hope SerenityOS can have a first-class browser in line with the OS philosophy.
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#7Sad to hear. Hacking on SerenityOS together with Andreas was some of the most fun I've ever had. Wishing him the best of luck with Ladybird, and hoping he will come back once in a while (become the TYVC? :).
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#8This is one of the kindest "I'm forking xyz" posts I've ever read. The whole thing is some level of heartwarming, and unlike a lot of the other posts in the same range actually makes me consider contributing to either Ladybird or SerenityOS!
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#9Make sure you check out the Andreas Kling channel on YouTube also,
https://www.youtube.com/@awesomekling/videos
Where he does a monthly update on developing Ladybird. You can learn about the things he's overcome, but also the problems he's having.
Most recent updates,
Ladybird browser update (May 2024) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4YBMjlGWRc)
Ladybird browser update (Apr 2024) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBl-fa-YJFE)
Ladybird browser update (Mar 2024) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKHopzDtElY)
Re: I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
#10Damn I was worried for a second there, fearing some sort of falling out with the community. But this is awesome news! Ladybird is a far more important project to focus on imho.