Another OG kbinaut here (remember when we were all trying to figure out an appropriate demonym?). Ernest seems to be quite well! He’s got a relatively active blog. He recently moved closer to family in the Netherlands and has been enjoying seeing the sights. The about page of the blog also expresses a similar sentiment to yours:
Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, I had to step away from actively working on Kbin and leave its further development to the community. Nevertheless, I am happy to see the project thriving, with a dedicated group of users and contributors who continue to push its vision forward.
Yeah, I’ve seen over the years projects that were good, but for whatever reasons the creator stopped updating it, and followers would request to no avail for them to release the code so it could continue.
Those using Mbin are trying to do our part. We’re a small percentage, but we’re here.
Hey don’t forget Friendica where lemmy communities look like Facebook groups.
We love you for it. Please keep up the good work!
I’m still kinda mourning kbin.social. It’s where I got started
Same here. I hope Ernest is okay, regardless if he ever brings Kbin back. He started something that fortunately others could pick up and run with.
Another OG kbinaut here (remember when we were all trying to figure out an appropriate demonym?). Ernest seems to be quite well! He’s got a relatively active blog. He recently moved closer to family in the Netherlands and has been enjoying seeing the sights. The about page of the blog also expresses a similar sentiment to yours:
Great news!
That’s why I only want to get emotionally invested in open-source projects because then I know that the code will live on.
Racoon is another project that was saved by the community.
Yeah, I’ve seen over the years projects that were good, but for whatever reasons the creator stopped updating it, and followers would request to no avail for them to release the code so it could continue.