Abandoned means no one around to deal with security issues, or impacting bugs.
Maintained means they are. There may be no new features though.
(these are my definitions, but I think there should be similar concepts in all dev's heads)
Maintained means they are. There may be no new features though.
(these are my definitions, but I think there should be similar concepts in all dev's heads)
If a library is abandoned, and no one is around updating the code for vulnerabilities, it's trouble. That's because one day you can use it, and the next you cannot.
(Yes you can personally patch it, but that's an issue that's come up. And how will you know? Look at all the bugtrackers daily to see people yelling "HEY!"?)