Kdenlive Developer Jean-Baptiste Mardelle Is Missing 138
jones_supa writes "Kdenlive's project leader Jean-Baptiste Mardelle, who always used to let people know if he was going to be away for a couple of days, seems to have just disappeared. His last e-mail and blog post were in early July and they didn't suggest any problems. While there's many Kdenlive fans out there for the KDE-focused open-source video editor, it seems new development efforts around the project have ceased. Also the Kdenlive Git repository hasn't seen any new commits (aside from the automated l10n daemon script) since early July. There has been also people in KDE forums and Kdenlive developers' mailing list pondering about the status of the project, being left none the wiser."
Re:This is why (Score:5, Informative)
I've noted in my career that you see this happen to proprietary products (of all types). Unless the product has large well organized team and good cash flow to support it, the departure of a keep person often results in the product becoming an orphan. The hurdle of training up a new staff member is too large compared to other things the company could spend money on, and the product dies.
Re:This is why (Score:5, Informative)
Oh, so like WinAmp? Gone after Dec 20, 2013.
Re:Still involved on September 16 (Score:2, Informative)
Why not? Direct experience isn't the only means of gathering information.
Re:I still don't know (Score:4, Informative)
Then read the summary.