@vicgrinberg Would it make sense to try and archive/preserve the index etc. before it goes offline?
As far as I understood it: the data itself wont be lost but merged/superseded by a larger index?
@lavaeolus not really, the whole - it's also fully moved to SciX (it's in the article - let me know if it is not available for you in the link and I can send it to you).
@vicgrinberg Ok, your phrasing of " I am also afraid that astrophysics is loosing something unique" made by go 👀 :)
(especially as we're talking about NASA here)
I can read the article, thank you!
But I wrote the first reply (before the edit) before I read it completely 🫣
@lavaeolus before, the focus was on the needs of our community which were the drivers for the development of the database and the interface. It may not be the case anymore and as always when things get broadened there is also the danger that the original sense and focus may be lost (and that the larger costs of the bigger project may turn into a problem long-term, though it also likely means more funding sources, so some balance there). This is what I am mostly worrying about.