Idea for projects not owned by mega-corps (half real, half fantasy):
1. Get the project added as a package to one or more major commercial Linux distros, e.g., RedHat, etc.
2. Grant commit access to one or more devs at the same Linux vendor. Allow them to do whatever they want. You might not like their direction, but it should survive.
3. Retire from the project whenever you like.
4. Also, you could post a note in README about retiring. If people want to add features, ask them to fork, or just grant them commit access and let them go wild.
Idea for projects not owned by mega-corps (half real, half fantasy):
1. Get the project added as a package to one or more major commercial Linux distros, e.g., RedHat, etc.
2. Grant commit access to one or more devs at the same Linux vendor. Allow them to do whatever they want. You might not like their direction, but it should survive.
3. Retire from the project whenever you like.
4. Also, you could post a note in README about retiring. If people want to add features, ask them to fork, or just grant them commit access and let them go wild.