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The change is gone now, I literally watched it disappear. I really hope that youtube-dl can bounce back from this. I mean what's next, Kodi? NewPipe?



NewPipe is actively looking for a method of mirroring the code + (and more importantly for them) Github issues and PRs https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/4619

Related suggestions have been https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug and https://github.com/google/git-appraise . The former (git-bug) allows decentralized issue management by storing the issues and conversations on separate git objects, while git-appraise allows the same but for code reviews and thus (I assume) pull/merge requests.

IMO, both very nice projects that open-source devs might want to investigate in order to be independent of their code hosting platforms. Or even better, contribute or donate for their continued development. The current dependence on hosted issue + PR management is revealing its weaknesses.


I think projects like Kodi, OSMC etc. are seasoned enough and extremely careful with how they show intent.

They only allow official add ons that are on the legal side of copyright. Same goes for official docs.

But you can see what happened to Exodus, Covenant, Popcorn, etc. If you are making a dent after enough time they catch up.


Still there for me..




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