mudkip@lemdro.id to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRsync is reportedly causing backups to fail since maintainer began AI code experimentfiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square183linkfedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down120file-text
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1external-linkRsync is reportedly causing backups to fail since maintainer began AI code experimentfiles.catbox.moemudkip@lemdro.id to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square183linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNekoKoneko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·6 days agoI’m a new and non-power-user of rsync. It seems like a pretty straightforward utility. What active development is even needed?
minus-squareCourant d'air 🍃@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down3·6 days agoAll software need active development. Dependencies change, new features are requested, bugs appear, … Even the most simple utilities are concerned
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up38·6 days agoThat sounds mostly like maintenance, not active development, except for the feature requests. This graph feels relevant:
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoYes, it’s from a github issue thread somebody linked somewhere in this comment section.
minus-squarelagoon8622@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoYou’re not a dev so this is a great question actually. It is not straightforward at all, it’s actually a really complicated problem and it does not solve itself
I’m a new and non-power-user of rsync. It seems like a pretty straightforward utility. What active development is even needed?
All software need active development. Dependencies change, new features are requested, bugs appear, … Even the most simple utilities are concerned
That sounds mostly like maintenance, not active development, except for the feature requests.
This graph feels relevant:
Which project is that? Rsync?
Yes, it’s from a github issue thread somebody linked somewhere in this comment section.
Security fixes.
You’re not a dev so this is a great question actually. It is not straightforward at all, it’s actually a really complicated problem and it does not solve itself