A maintainer position for a software project is like any position or role, in say, a charity. You aren’t technically forced to do the work, but the charity announces publicly (on its web site, for instance) that the work
will be done, and people expect it to be done. If you do not feel up to doing it anymore, you owe it to other people (who expect the work to be done) to announce your retirement and hand the position over to new people.
Any project which is not a going concern should:
A: Not, IMHO, be called a ”project”
B: Be clearly labelled, in its public-facing information, as being offered as-is, without any implied updates or future development.
Any project which is not a going concern should:
A: Not, IMHO, be called a ”project”
B: Be clearly labelled, in its public-facing information, as being offered as-is, without any implied updates or future development.