Abandoned packages in the list

[savonarola]

Hello!

There are really lots of packages in the list which are abandoned for several years (have no commits since several years ago), like lhttpc which targets Erlang/OTP R13-B.

The README format also does not allow to see any information about, say, number of stars or days since last commit for the listed repos. As time passes, newcomers can be more disappointed with such abandoned libraries.

Are there any plans to do something with the abandoned items to keep the list awesome? Like:

• evaluating libraries for compatibility with the mainstream versions of Erlang/Elixir
• moving outdated libraries to a special section
• removing them from the list
• ...?

[mindseyeblind]

In the one year since this issue was last active, this problem has only gotten worse. For instance, lhttpc has not been updated in over 4 years - since May 2014.

These packages may or may not be functional, but as they have not been updated they are likely to be unable to keep pace with the evolution of the language, and any extant issues do not seem likely to get resolved. The majority of abandoned packages are on 0.x version numbers, as well.

@h4cc Any plans to resolve?

Packages which have had their last commit in 2016 or earlier, with their time of last update:

Actors

• pool_ring - Jun 2015
• pooler - Jun 2016
• workex - May 2016

Algorithms and Data structures

• array - Sep 2014
• aruspex - Jul 2016
• blocking_queue - Oct 2016
• count_buffer - Dec 2015
• cuid - May 2015
• dlist - Mar 2015
• elistrix - May 2015
• ezcryptex - Jul 2015
• gen_fsm - May 2016
• graphmath - Jul 2016
• hash_ring_ex - Nov 2016
• lfsr - Nov 2016
• luhn - Mar 2016
• natural_sort - May 2015
• navigation_tree - Sep 2015
• parex - Jul 2015
• simhash - Jul 2016
• sorted_set - Jul 2015
• spacesaving - Apr 2016
• structurez - Sep 2015
• supermemo - Nov 2014
• tfidf - Aug 2015
• zipper_tree - Feb 2015

To be continued.

[thegeorgeous]

Not sure why this was closed as completed. Abandoned and broken packages and repos are still present and the list has gotten worse.

[savonarola]

The state of abandonment can be seen e.g. here: https://awsm-elixir.rubybox.dev/
Now most of the projects listed are abandoned.
Also this likely prevents users from adding there new projects here.

[simonewebdesign]

Anyone, please feel free to send a PR deleting anything that needs to be deleted. The resource above seems like a good reference to use for that.