UPDATE | 4th Apr 2024
To try and get some sort of movement and get a feature out every quarter like I said, I've opened the first development poll. Please go vote here
Previous Updates
UPDATE 2 | 29th Jan 2024
Just got merging some PRs, good stuff there and I'm going to create a release. Going forward, I'll try and keep on top of PRs. In terms of feature development from me, not sure - got some personal projects and stuff outside of programming I want to get into. And I'll continue to merge in any changes from upstream so that they actually get released to the public.
UPDATE | 29th Jan 2024
I'm going to get looking at PRs tonight and create a release. I'm not coming back to developing features myself just yet, but I'll start addressing PRs more today. Thank you for your patience
UPDATE | 8th Jan 2024
I won't be returning this month most likely due to unforeseen circumstances. I still intend to work on this project and I would like to name a maintainer, but unfortunately being a lone developer I don't have anyone to turn to in order to help me maintain this project. I would open up applications, but I don't think the fork is popular enough for that and being from a security background I don't feel comfortable vetting people myself for safety - if I add a maintainer and they turn out to be a bad actor, I risk my reputation. Additionally, adding maintainers would probably require some restructuring of the project such as moving it to its own organisation (as it would no longer be my fork, but a fork maintained by a 'team').
I appreciate your patience, I really hope to return within the quarter (i.e. before April) but I will have to deal with the hand that is dealt.
Original Post
Original Post | 28th Nov 2023
Just a heads up: as many of us probably know, December & Christmas (and related holidays) are a busy time for everyone - including myself.
As a result, I will be suspending active development of Tab Nine until at least the new year.
I realise this will be disappointing to some, but I cannot neglect the obligations of the season as well as family and friends. I hope you will understand, and I look forward to resuming development in the new year.
I will still be listening for new issues and watching for new pull requests - however none will be acted upon until I'm in a better position to actually work on them. Yes, I could merge pull requests blindly, but that will just end up creating more work down the road which is the last thing I want.
In the future, most likely, we will move to a quarterly release schedule. If there is more active development, we may open a beta branch on the stores for those who want to have the newest features as soon as possible even if they are unstable. As always, you'll also be able to manually compile and install the extension on your browsers as well.
I have a very busy personal life, and as such don't have the time to spend on hobbies and interests as I once did. When I forked this project I thought that I would have more time to dedicate to it. I haven't been able to dedicate as much time as I would like to.
I'm not in a position where I am considering ceasing development - I have plenty of plans for this fork - but priorities are priorities.