So Google owns the IP but doesn't support the maintainers that do all the work and keep it running. They take the credit, the value of the brand and do nothing.<p>Can't the maintainers do a fork, continue their work with a new name and then maybe start a foundation or something to attract money and support it? Fastlane is a very mission critical piece of software for many companies, I'm sure some of them would support it if it's an indie project and not a Google property.<p>Edit: there's actually a recent discussion about this and the idea of moving it to the Mobile Native Foundation. <a href="https://github.com/MobileNativeFoundation/discussions/discussions/194">https://github.com/MobileNativeFoundation/discussions/discus...</a>
For context, fastlane is “a tool for iOS and Android developers to automate tedious tasks like generating screenshots, dealing with provisioning profiles, and releasing your application.”<p><a href="https://github.com/fastlane/fastlane">https://github.com/fastlane/fastlane</a><p>Google seems to have acquired(?) it in 2017: <a href="https://krausefx.com/blog/fastlane-is-joining-google" rel="nofollow">https://krausefx.com/blog/fastlane-is-joining-google</a>
I would guess this means they hired the lead developer(s) and funded a team to work on the project.
Oof I didn’t even know Google acquired fastlane, this is THE standard toolset for automating shipping iOS and Android apps, I’ve used it in every job I’ve had. I am sure Google is using it extensively internally as well. I am really hoping the maintainers can get some money for the value they provide. I would also hope Apple could provide some bucks towards this tool it is really necessary for making iOS delivery not a total nightmare.
There are still maintainers, Google's just not paying them.<p>Google gets credit for Fastlane and owns the IP, while a small army of contributors do all the work for free...
The title is sensationalized, dang can we get an edit? Fastlane absolutely has maintainers and is not abandoned. It's just that Google isn't paying for maintenance now.<p>EDIT: I'm aware the original twoot says this verbatim, it's just not correct
I never got into using Fastlane, but it had some cool stuff. I just tend to usually work alone, and Fastlane didn't actually help me out, because of the workflow I adopt. I don't actually do much automated stuff.<p>This is a danger with any of these dependencies. I do know that there's a whole ecosystem around Fastlane, and I think that some companies even make money from it, so I'd hope that it is not actually allowed to rot on the vine.
Twitter is the original link, this mastodon seems to be a mirror, so why not link there? <a href="https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1627315332716150785" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1627315332716150785</a>