Dear OpenStack team, I hope this email finds you well. I am Ali Arabat, a PhD student in Software Engineering at École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, University of Quebec, Canada, conducting research studies on the evolution of multi-component systems, among which OpenStack plays a significant role. Through this email, we would like to ask a few questions related to our study on OpenStack. Our study revealed a significant increase in the number of cross-component changes over time. However, Such cross-component changes have decreased after archiving a large number of projects beyond 500. Therefore, we would like to have clarification and answers to a few questions as follows: What are the main factors in archiving OpenStack projects? Are there any policies established by OpenStack to archive such projects i.e., end of life? Who generally decides to abandon a given project? We highly value your input and we genuinely appreciate your time. Thank you for considering our request, and we look forward to your valuable input. Best regards, --------------------------------------- Ali Arabat Ph.D. student in Software Engineering Department of Software Engineering and IT École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) | University of Quebec 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada