Arduino: Question Regarding Abandoned Library
I have more of a question than an issue. What if a certain listed library seems to be abandoned by the author (no author activity for 2 years even after pull requests and issues being raised)? Is there a mechanism to remove the said library in favor of a new library with the same name, with bug fixes, new features, etc? Or rather, is a new library permissible under a name such as Library2? What is the best option for me, provided I am willing to maintain a new library with the said improvements?
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Fork the library and give it a unique name. That's the best thing to do when you create a "hard fork" to prevent confusion.
I don't think Arduino wants to be in the position of deciding what is worthy of being in the Arduino Library Manager index. If a library author requests a library be added, we add it. If a library author requests their library be removed, we remove it. Anything beyond that is too much work for us.
per1234
on 17 Jul 2019
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Fork the library and give it a unique name. That's the best thing to do when you create a "hard fork" to prevent confusion.
I don't think Arduino wants to be in the position of deciding what is worthy of being in the Arduino Library Manager index. If a library author requests a library be added, we add it. If a library author requests their library be removed, we remove it. Anything beyond that is too much work for us.