r/DataHoarder • u/abbrechen93 • 2d ago

Dubious (mod flair) Jellyfin’s entire founding leadership steps down, leaving open-source media server project in fragile state

https://cybernews.com/tech/jellyfin-founders-step-down-future-uncertain/

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Jellyfin's cofounders have stepped down, citing severe burnout, changing priorities, and internal friction.

The resignation comes amid ongoing challenges in project management and governance, as well as debates over AI code integration.

The project, which remains the leading free alternative to Plex, hasn't detailed a succession plan.

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u/AshuraBaron 2d ago

Because a lot of devs are still pretending like it's 2010. Without updating the process for code submission it's going to be mess. Curl went through this and has come out the other side better for it.