How to End of Life a project

Owned by David Boswell
Last updated: May 08, 2023
1 min read
  • Wiki
    • Move project out of the Graduated or Incubating project section and put a link in the section below Incubating projects in the list of EOL projects.
    • Remove from drop down
    • Add a note on the main wiki page for the project about the project being EOL'ed and mention the date the TOC changed the status (see note on Quilt wiki for an example)
    • mark space as archived
    • change space permissions
  • Website
    • Remove project from the relevant category page
    • Remove from the Landscape embedded on the main projects page (note that at some point the Landscape won't be embedded on the main Projects page for the site)
  • Mailing list
    • cancel all meetings in lists for example
    • send email telling folks the party is over – use the text from the note on the wiki page
    • lock the group
  • Discord
    • put a post in the appropriate channel – use the text from the note on the wiki page
  • Blog
    • Write a blog post thanking the maintainers and talking about what the project achieved – post a link to it to the project's list and Discord channel
  • Zoom
    • Cancel meetings in zoom