<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Topics tagged with maintainerlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of topics that have been tagged with maintainerlife]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/tags/maintainerlife</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:13:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/tags/maintainerlife.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[The Linux desktop has a maintenance problem due to the lack of volunteer contributors.]]></title><description><![CDATA[@leniwcowaty @m @TheEvilSkeleton From what I can tell, the root problem is resources burnt and reputation damage created by users getting old software.Imo there's a fair case that the one who packages is to be the first line of support that maybe informs upstream.To solve that problem there are many options. Adjusting the support link, branding, only shipping the flatpak etc. would be some possibilities.Which way to go imo would be up to a calm discussion between distro and upstream, no?]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3e252981-41e6-46d7-9055-63948c619ed7/the-linux-desktop-has-a-maintenance-problem-due-to-the-lack-of-volunteer-contributors.</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3e252981-41e6-46d7-9055-63948c619ed7/the-linux-desktop-has-a-maintenance-problem-due-to-the-lack-of-volunteer-contributors.</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[isofruit@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Invalid Date</pubDate></item></channel></rss>