# Chess.jl could use some love

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chess-jl-could-use-some-love/130782>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** package, general-registry, maintenance-request, chess\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chess-jl-could-use-some-love/130782 "2025-07-16T15:27:02Z")\
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> [@goerz](#):
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> In my opinion, when we take existing projects from an inactive maintainer, they should _always_ be moved into an organization. If no suitable organization exists, it is fine to create a new one.

This is also what the [Julia package orphanage](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-package-orphanage/130554) exists for.

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