Update README.md: remove donation links, update maintainer list, announce merge of ripmeapp2 back into ripmeapp

README.md

@@ -1,39 +1,57 @@
-# RipMe 
+# RipMe
+
 [![Licensed under the MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](/LICENSE.txt)
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/RipMeApp/Lobby](https://badges.gitter.im/RipMeApp/Lobby.svg)](https://gitter.im/RipMeApp/Lobby?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 [![Subreddit](https://img.shields.io/badge/discuss-on%20reddit-blue.svg)](https://www.reddit.com/r/ripme/)
 ![alt Badge Status](https://github.com/ripmeapp2/ripme/actions/workflows/gradle.yml/badge.svg)
-[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/RipMeApp/ripme/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/RipMeApp/ripme?branch=master)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/RipMeApp/ripme/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://coveralls.io/github/RipMeApp/ripme?branch=main)
+
+## Recent development updates
+
+- For a while, the ripmeapp/ripme repo was inactive, but development continued at ripmeapp2/ripme.
+- Now, maintainers have been updated and development has been rejoined with ripmeapp/ripme where it will continue.
+- You may find a number of stale issues on ripmeapp/ripme and/or on ripmeapp2/ripme until everything is merged back together and statuses are updated.
+- The current active development repo for RipMe is located at [ripmeapp/ripme](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/).
+
+## Maintainers
 
-RipMe is maintained with ♥️ and in our limited free time by **[@MetaPrime](https://github.com/metaprime)**, **[@cyian-1756](https://github.com/cyian-1756)** and **[@kevin51jiang](https://github.com/kevin51jiang)**. If you'd like to contribute but aren't good with code, help keep us happy with a small contribution! Chat on [gitter](https://gitter.im/RipMeApp/Lobby).
+RipMe has been maintained with ♥️ and in our limited free time by the following
+people, roughly in order from most recent primary developer, with current
+activity marked by color of the indicator:
 
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/PayPal-Buy_us...-lightgrey.svg)](https://www.paypal.me/ripmeapp)
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/coffee-%245-green.svg)](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ripmeapp/send?amount=5.00&currencyCode=USD&locale.x=en_US&country.x=US)
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/beer-%2410-yellow.svg)](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ripmeapp/send?amount=10.00&currencyCode=USD&locale.x=en_US&country.x=US)
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/lunch-%2420-orange.svg)](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ripmeapp/send?amount=20.00&currencyCode=USD&locale.x=en_US&country.x=US)
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/dinner-%2450-red.svg)](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ripmeapp/send?amount=50.00&currencyCode=USD&locale.x=en_US&country.x=US)
-[![Tip with PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/custom_amount-...-lightgrey.svg)](https://www.paypal.me/ripmeapp)
+- **[@soloturn](https://github.com/soloturn)** 🟢,
+- **[@cyian-1756](https://github.com/cyian-1756)** 🟥,
+- **[@kevin51jiang](https://github.com/kevin51jiang)** 🟥,
+- **[@MetaPrime](https://github.com/metaprime)** 🟡,
+- and its original creator, **[@4pr0n](https://github.com/4pr0n)** 🟥.
+
+If you'd like to become a maintainer, ask an active maintainer to be added to the team.
+
+## Contact
+
+Chat with the team and community on [gitter](https://gitter.im/RipMeApp/Lobby) and [reddit.com/r/ripme](https://www.reddit.com/r/ripme/)
 
 # About
 
 RipMe is an album ripper for various websites. It is a cross-platform tool that runs on your computer, and
-requires Java 17. RipMe has been tested and confirmed working on Windows, Linux and MacOS.
+requires Java 21 or later to run. RipMe has been tested and is confirmed working on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
 
 ![Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/UCQNjeg.png)
 
 ## Downloads
 
-Download `ripme.jar` from the [latest release](https://github.com/ripmeapp2/ripme/releases). For information about running the `.jar` file, see 
+Download `ripme.jar` from the [latest release](https://github.com/ripmeapp2/ripme/releases). For information about running the `.jar` file, see
 [the How To Run wiki](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/wiki/How-To-Run-RipMe).
 
-The version number like ripme-1.7.94-17-2167aa34-feature_auto_release.jar contains a release number (1.7.94), given by
-a person, the number of commits since this version (17). The commit SHA (2167aa34) uniquely references the
-source code ripme was built from. If it is not built from the main branch, the branch name (feature/auto-release) is
+The version number like `ripme-1.7.94-17-2167aa34-feature_auto_release.jar` contains a release number (`1.7.94`), given by
+a person, the number of commits since this version (`17`). The commit SHA (`2167aa34`) uniquely references the
+source code ripme was built from. If it is not built from the main branch, the branch name (`feature/auto-release`) is
 given.
 
 ## Installation
 
 On macOS, there is a [cask](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/ripme.rb).
+
 ```
 brew install --cask ripme && xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ripme.jar
 ```
@@ -44,32 +62,32 @@ brew install --cask ripme && xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ripme.j
 
 # Features
 
-* Quickly downloads all images in an online album. [See supported sites](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/wiki/Supported-Sites)
-* Easily re-rip albums to fetch new content
-* Built in updater
-* Skips already downloaded images by default
-* Can auto skip e-hentai and nhentai albums containing certain tags. [See here for how to enable](https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/wiki/Config-options#nhentaiblacklisttags)
-* Download a range of urls. [See here for how](https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/wiki/How-To-Run-RipMe#downloading-a-url-range)
+- Quickly downloads all images in an online album. [See supported sites](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/wiki/Supported-Sites)
+- Easily re-rip albums to fetch new content
+- Built in updater
+- Skips already downloaded images by default
+- Can auto skip e-hentai and nhentai albums containing certain tags. [See here for how to enable](https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/wiki/Config-options#nhentaiblacklisttags)
+- Download a range of urls. [See here for how](https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/wiki/How-To-Run-RipMe#downloading-a-url-range)
 
 ## List of Supported Sites
 
-* imgur
-* twitter
-* tumblr
-* instagram
-* flickr
-* photobucket
-* reddit
-* gonewild
-* motherless
-* imagefap
-* imagearn
-* seenive
-* vinebox
-* 8muses
-* deviantart
-* xhamster
-* [(more)](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/wiki/Supported-Sites)
+- imgur
+- twitter
+- tumblr
+- instagram
+- flickr
+- photobucket
+- reddit
+- gonewild
+- motherless
+- imagefap
+- imagearn
+- seenive
+- vinebox
+- 8muses
+- deviantart
+- xhamster
+- [(more)](https://github.com/ripmeapp/ripme/wiki/Supported-Sites)
 
 ## Not Supported?
 
@@ -81,7 +99,7 @@ If you're a developer, you can add your own Ripper by following the wiki guide:
 # Compiling & Building
 
 The project uses [Gradle](https://gradle.org). To build the .jar file,
-navigate to the root project directory and run at least the test you 
+navigate to the root project directory and run at least the test you
 change, e.g. Xhamster. test execution can also excluded completely:
 
 ```bash
@@ -122,7 +140,7 @@ tests to break.
 As Java Swing will go away in future, a new GUI technology should be used. One of the
 candidates is [Jetpack Compose for Desktop](https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/).
 
-The library leverages the compose library for android and provides it for android, 
+The library leverages the compose library for android and provides it for android,
 desktop and web. The navigation library is not available for desktop, so Arkadii Ivanov
-implemented 
+implemented
 [decompose](https://proandroiddev.com/a-comprehensive-hundred-line-navigation-for-jetpack-desktop-compose-5b723c4f256e).