Im-handing-wlroots-and-sway-to-Simon.md (1412B)
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- title: I'm handing over maintenance of wlroots and sway to Simon Ser
- date: 2020-10-23
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- Over the past several months, I've been gradually weaning down my role in both
- projects, and as a contributor to Wayland in general. I feel that I've already
- accomplished everything I set out to do with Wayland — and more! I have
- been happily using sway as my daily driver for well over a year with no
- complaints or conspicuously absent features. For me, there's little reason to
- stay involved. This will likely come as no surprise to many who've kept their
- ear to the ground in these communities.
- Simon has been an important co-maintainer on wlroots and sway for several years,
- and also serves as a maintainer for Wayland itself, and Weston. I trust him with
- these projects, and he's been doing a stellar job so far — no real change
- in his work is necessary for this hand-off. Simon works for SourceHut full-time
- and his compensation covers his role in the Wayland community, so you can trust
- that the health of the project is unaffected, too.
- There's still plenty of great things to come from these projects without me.
- Many improvements are underway and more are planned for the future. Don't worry:
- sway and wlroots have already demonstrated that they work quite well without my
- active involvement.
- Good luck, Simon, and thanks for all of your hard work! I'm proud of you!