[$] Devuan, April Fools, and self-destruction

An April Fools joke that went sour seems to be at least the proximate causefor a rather large upheaval in the Devuan community.For much of April 1 (or March 31 depending on time zone), theDevuan web site looked like it had been taken over by attackers, which was worrisome to many, but it was all a prank.The joke wasclever, way over the top, unprofessional, or some combination of those,depending on who is describing it, but the incident and the threads on the devuan-dev mailinglist have led to rancor, resignations, calls for resignations, and more.