Open Source not proof against EOL
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“The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against Fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: …”
And, as it turns out, Eclipse Projects too. On November 12th, the Eclipse Foundation is holding two Termination Reviews as part of its regular Eclipse Project Review schedule. The ALF Project (death knell pdf) and two of the components (SC, SOAS, death knell pdf) of the SOA Tools Platform project are slated to shuffle off their mortal coil, kick the bucket, buy the farm.
The good thing is that while an Open Source project might well crumble, through neglect or disinterest, to readonly svn dust, like the mythical vampire, just a few drops of the right kind of blood dripped onto the repository will have it up and about again.
Updates 2:
Blog posting gets SearchSOA interview with Rich Seeley
Updates 1:
Slow Friday in Vulture Central ; Sanjiva has a Little Sneer at Eclipse