Popcorn-app repository taken down again and main developer missing (github.com)

41 points by galapago 12y ago ↗ HN

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Well nobody is stuff that genie back into the bottle regardless of what happens. I do hope the dev is fine though "missing" sounds a bit ominous.

I know when a private repo is removed on GitHub, all forks are deleted as well. Does the same deletion apply for public repo forks?

I'm sure there are folks with local copies anyhow.

As much as I respect the genius of the popcorn app, a part of me feels that it should encourage purchases.

I now use http://listofepisodes.org to watch my shows and feel good about the ease of use and fact that I'm supporting good content.

kurosan 12y ago ↗

I'm actually a big fan of the 24px type. Pretty sure that the page was designed for large resolutions.

pyre 12y ago ↗

I'm missing where there is anything saying that the main developer is missing (other than the title)...

wdewind 12y ago ↗

I think OP means that the developer is no longer in the organization on github (which currently has 0 members).

pyre 12y ago ↗

From the sidebar:

  This organization has no public members. You must
  be a member to see who's a part of this organization.

Looks like it's possible that the main dev's membership is just private. It's the same for this org, which doesn't have any repos removed:

configX 12y ago ↗

Per comments on Reddit this is the second time the main dev has gone missing: http://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/22t3ru/popcorn_...

I don't know which site is "official", but here's one explaining "why" they shut down: