No good deed?

Posted Aug 8, 2025 18:13 UTC (Fri) by tux3 (subscriber, #101245)
Parent article: Some turbulence at CalyxOS

On the other hand, kudos to them for the transparency and clear messaging.

A less conscientious project might have tried to minimize, might not have communicated appropriately about why updates have stopped coming, or worse still, might have kept going without taking any action.

It looks like they're entering a long tunnel of trying to improve their infra and processes. The sort of project that is willing to bite the bullet and ask their users to uninstall (!) so they can spend a few months overhauling their security, is the sort of project that we shouldn't punish for communicating candidly!

Sucks for users who have to go months without a release, but I have to respect the commitment to their ideals, even at the risk of losing users.

No good deed?

Posted Aug 9, 2025 17:48 UTC (Sat) by jadedctrl (subscriber, #178426) [Link]

You’re right, it is really tempting to beat down on folks when they are transparent like this — Devault’s post about sr.ht funding/infrastructure a year or two ago comes to mind — but it really is important to temper that impulse. They’ve learned a lesson the (very) hard way, and they won’t make the same mistake again. If I were a CalyxOS user, I’d probably come back around eventually.