I check in here quite often, but for now, I’m just focusing on clearing spam and keeping the instance alive. In January, I was working on the AP module, and there has been significant progress in the work, which hasn’t been publicly published yet. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, I developed a skin condition that worsened from week to week, reaching a point where I couldn’t even leave the house. In February, I spent my time visiting doctors and undergoing treatment with medications, which often had very unpleasant side effects. Therefore, I decided to hold off on any major updates to avoid causing even more chaos. Today, I’ve undergone one procedure, and I have another one scheduled for Thursday, which I hope will be the last.

Just because it’s not visible that something is happening doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing anything during this time. In fact, two really significant things have been successful, which I’ve been working on for a long time and which I intended to announce soon once I recover.

This weekend, I also plan to work on infrastructure with Piotr, and from next week onwards, I intend to resume committing, provided my health allows it. I understand if you’re exploring alternatives, but I hope I’ve exhausted my bad luck limit for this year, and the remaining time will be marked by gradual, steady progress, especially since new opportunities have emerged, about which I will hopefully write soon.

  • density
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    7 months ago

    Hope you feel better soon!

    I have to say that I agree with others there are significant structural issues with the benevolent dictatorship type governance model. A team of people with diverse skills, strengths, weaknesses, commitments and all that is needed to bring a project like this to its potential.

    Establishing a committee of some sort to share the work is really going to allow your efforts to shine to a greater degree and highlight your contributions, not diminish them. Perhaps getting in touch with some organization like Software Freedom Conservancy for advice? They exist to help with this sort of thing:

    Conservancy assists FLOSS project leaders by handling all matters other than software development and documentation, so the developers can focus on what they do best: improving the software for the public good.

  • FaizalR
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    8 months ago

    Speedy recovery and stay strong! I’ll stick around.

  • uhmge
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    8 months ago

    Thanks ernest, hope you feel better soon!

  • HopeOfTheGunblade
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    8 months ago

    Thanks for the communication! It sounds like you’ve been having a rough go of it. I hope things get better for you soon.

  • Teon
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    8 months ago

    Thank goodness you are alive. We thought you had been abducted by aliens!! :)
    Sorry to hear that your medical issues escalated.
    Hoping you have a painless and speedy recovery.

    • guyrocket
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      8 months ago

      I thought he was eaten by a grue.

      Best wishes, Ernest!

  • Lath
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    8 months ago

    Did you know spring allergies could be chemically induced?
    Good luck with your procedures.

  • Gamers_Mate
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    8 months ago

    Thanks for the update! Good luck with your procedure.

  • s0ckpuppet
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    8 months ago

    Appreciate the communication, hope you get well soon

    • jaror
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      8 months ago

      AP probably stands for ActivityPub

  • ivanafterall
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    8 months ago

    The hidden identity just makes me picture you as Jim Varney that much harder.

  • elgordio
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    8 months ago

    Thanks for the update Ernest, and best wishes for your health to improve.

  • JowlesMcGee
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    8 months ago

    Hate to hear all of that was happening, but hopefully these two procedures will be the final step needed to get healthy.