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"path": "/t/request-provide-an-official-way-to-deprecate-a-crate-not-yank-yank-is-stupid/24174#post_15",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:25:34.000Z",
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"textContent": "If we are to introduce such status, I think it should be possible to ping it using CI or even periodically update it automatically using last commit date (if the `repository` field is provided). In other words, if there is some activity in repository usually we can consider the crate as \"maintained\" even if there are no new releases.",
"title": "Request: Provide an official way to *deprecate* a crate. NOT yank. Yank is stupid"
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