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+title: Remmina is looking for new maintainers
+author: Antenore Gatta
+layout: single
+permalink: /looking-for-maintainers/
+excerpt: Time has come to say goodbye
+categories:
+  - News
+  - Announcement
+tags:
+  - announcement
+---
+
+Hello all,
+
+As you might have noticed, the project is stagnating.
+There's a main reason for that, and the reason is me.
+
+I no longer have time to track GTK advancements, for which we need to rewrite most of the Remmina code base.
+Additionally, I don't use that much Remmina, as my job role is evolving.
+Lastly, I lose interest in using GTK.
+
+Giovanni, like me, is extremely busy with his job, and while we could submit some fixes from time to time, we cannot assure anymore the level of support we provided previously.
+
+Therefore, we are looking for new maintainers, and in the meantime, we will remove some functionalities that cost us money (and/or time).
+
+In the coming weeks and months, you will get some new Remmina releases where we will remove these functions:
+
+- The Remmina news widget.
+- The SPICE plugin (will be moved into an external repository).
+- The WWW plugin (will be moved into an external repository).
+- The GNOME VNC plugin.
+
+Further changes will be required in the long run if we do not find a new maintainer.
+
+In Q4 2023, the GitLab Premium subscription will expire, so we will be shutting down the CI/CD pipelines.
+The big issue with this is that the SNAP package will not be built and released anymore, so, if you care, take this announcement seriously.;-)
+
+Obviously we are always open for discussion, so don't hesitate to reach out and have a chat with us.
+
+Any volunteers?