I'm waiting for my services to die in a similar way. I too will shutter it when it does. 250k monthly users, but all the time and a lot of the costs are borne by me and where I'm at now I don't have the time (the money I could afford, but it's the time that is more valuable).
I'm glad to see this, I'm glad to see someone else also conclude that they don't have to take an onerous responsibility for something created lightly and that gained traction.
This is what OSS needs too. If the project gets too much, just give it up. Even if others depends on what you've done, you're not compelled to do anything if you're not in a contract and no one is directly paying for your time. Not a donation, but payment to reserve time.
Time is the thing. It ticks by, and technical debt and bit rot eventually make it cost too much.
I'm glad to see this, I'm glad to see someone else also conclude that they don't have to take an onerous responsibility for something created lightly and that gained traction.
This is what OSS needs too. If the project gets too much, just give it up. Even if others depends on what you've done, you're not compelled to do anything if you're not in a contract and no one is directly paying for your time. Not a donation, but payment to reserve time.
Time is the thing. It ticks by, and technical debt and bit rot eventually make it cost too much.