Is OpenTK Dead?

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Published on 2012-11-22T18:53:26Z Indexed on 2012/11/23 17:20 UTC
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Looking at OpenTK, I notice some disturbing signs:

Does OpenTK exist anymore, or is it abandonware now?

Edit: Some people have expressed concern at my use of "ambiguous" and "loaded terms" like "dead," "abandonware," and others.

What I'm asking is this: software projects comprise of many pieces:

  • The actual software project (such as OpenTK)
  • A group of people who maintain the software (project leads, core developers)
  • Some vehicle by which users can find and consume the latest versions (such as releasing daily builds)
  • A community (can I ask questions about it? Get answers?)
  • Updates (are there new features? New releases? Active development? A roadmap?)

Some projects have all of these things. Most have a few. Some have nothing, other than maybe the actual software project itself.

Is OpenTK one of these? Because it seems like:

  • The actual software project is stable
  • The maintainers don't contribute to it anymore
  • There are no more latest versions (daily builds), not since 2010 (2+ years)
  • The community is very low-traffic (nobody is asking/answering questions, who is actually using this anyway?)
  • There are no updates since 2010

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