Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
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Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
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Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#2If one needs to work with pdf in a JS environment one will sooner or later cross paths with pdf-lib. I noticed the last release was almost 5 years ago and the maintainers git contributions stopped at the same time. There is a second github account under the same name but the last contribution was in 2024.
Also his personal homepage (https://andrewjdillon.com/) seems to be no longer under his control, the certificate has a different CN and the websites domain is listed under the SAN (with a multitude of other domains).
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#3If one needs to work with pdf in a JS environment one will sooner or later cross paths with pdf-lib. I noticed the last release was almost 5 years ago and the maintainers git contributions stopped at the same time. There is a second github account under the same name but the last contribution was in 2024. Also his personal homepage ( https://andrewjdillon.com/ ) seems to be no longer under his control, the certificat…
His phone number and email address are in his resume, so you could try to contact him
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#4If one needs to work with pdf in a JS environment one will sooner or later cross paths with pdf-lib. I noticed the last release was almost 5 years ago and the maintainers git contributions stopped at the same time. There is a second github account under the same name but the last contribution was in 2024. Also his personal homepage ( https://andrewjdillon.com/ ) seems to be no longer under his control, the certificat…
LinkedIn seems gone too https://linkedin.com/in/andrewjdillon
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#5Why would you think he is not ok? Just linking to a GitHub repo he maintains doesn't really tell the story.
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#6Why would you think he is not ok? Just linking to a GitHub repo he maintains doesn't really tell the story.
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#7If one needs to work with pdf in a JS environment one will sooner or later cross paths with pdf-lib. I noticed the last release was almost 5 years ago and the maintainers git contributions stopped at the same time. There is a second github account under the same name but the last contribution was in 2024. Also his personal homepage ( https://andrewjdillon.com/ ) seems to be no longer under his control, the certificat…
His phone number and email address are in his resume, so you could try to contact him
Please don't call people randomly. Unless you're offering him a job which is what the resume is for...
When the linkedin is down, medium is left unattended, the personal domain is not working, we can reasonably guess he doesn't (or is unable to) care about the project or online presence anymore.
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#8What if he/she doesn't want to be bothered any more or is not interested in it? Or whatever else?
Go clone the repo and work on it.
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#9If one needs to work with pdf in a JS environment one will sooner or later cross paths with pdf-lib. I noticed the last release was almost 5 years ago and the maintainers git contributions stopped at the same time. There is a second github account under the same name but the last contribution was in 2024. Also his personal homepage ( https://andrewjdillon.com/ ) seems to be no longer under his control, the certificat…
If you're a serious user of this library and have time, consider forking the project, merging reasonable PRs from the original and giving some life support to it. I temporarily took over a project like that and "gave it back" after a few years when the original maintainer returned. I think it benefits everyone.
Re: Is the author of pdf-lib okay?
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
His phone number and email address are in his resume, so you could try to contact him
Please don't call people randomly. Unless you're offering him a job which is what the resume is for... When the linkedin is down, medium is left unattended, the personal domain is not working, we can reasonably guess he doesn't (or is unable to) care about the project or online presence anymore.
I think that's silly. Do we really live in an age where we feel it's better to simply not communicate with people in the slightest?
Give them a call, you're not harassing them. If they choose not to answer or call back a voice mail number, then you can presume they don't want to be contacted.