Re: [gef-dev] Current State of GEF FX Project

[Alois Zoitl <alois.zoitl@xxxxxx>]

I also think it should be marked archived. This gives a clear signal to
existing users.

On Sat, 2026-04-25 at 10:35 +0200, Ed Merks via gef-dev wrote:
>  
> Yes, I think the repository should be marked as archived; this is
> easily done via otterdog.   The bit could easily be flipped back to
> if someone wants to adopt the project.
>  
> On 4/25/2026 10:16 AM, Matthias Wienand via gef-dev wrote:
>  
>  
> >   
> > It should be archived IMHO. 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > Best regards,
> >  
> > Matthias
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM Patrick Ziegler via gef-dev
> > <gef-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> >  
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >  
> > >  I had a look at the GEF FX repository the other day and I
> > > noticed that 
> > >  the last commit was made by Ed back in 2024 [1]. Looking closer,
> > > Ed was 
> > >  effectively the only contributor for the past few years,
> > > primarily 
> > >  handling releng topics. Active development seems to have stalled
> > >  somewhere around 2022/2023. Additionally, the GEF FX
> > > contributions have 
> > >  also been removed from the release train during 2025 [2]. So
> > > consumers 
> > >  have to fall back to the specific update sites if they want to
> > > use it.
> > >  
> > >  I wonder, is there still anyone out there actively using the FX
> > > variant 
> > >  and who would be willing to adopt this project? Otherwise I
> > > propose to 
> > >  archive this project until such as person arrives. Because the
> > > project 
> > >  is still receiving issues [3], which don't get answered anymore
> > > and give 
> > >  the false impression that the project is still actively being 
> > >  maintained, even though it isn't.
> > >  
> > >  What are your thoughts on this?
> > >  
> > >  Many regards,
> > >  
> > >  Patrick
> > >  
> > >  ----
> > >  
> > >  [1] 
> > >  
> > > https://github.com/eclipse-gef/gef/commit/9f7c80551722362e2cad1b10
> > > f4e85c08cdc13e97
> > >  
> > >  [2] 
> > >  
> > > https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/simrel.build/commit/a8b5708006ad
> > > 93050762c3519b3ad3de71c0f340
> > >  
> > >  [3] https://github.com/eclipse-gef/gef/issues/126
> > >  
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