I don't think it's about updates, but rather about commits. Do you want to dispute the fact that Vrel has taken a step back from development? You can check his commit history
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yourself, or if you are not competent to make judgements from it (no offense intended, not everyone aspires to be a codemonkey) look at the screenshot that was posted previously. The frequency of his contributions has undisputably lessened. I can't remember of last time I seen him on /dgg/.
Also, it's (at least from me) not meant as in "too bad no more free shit" but rather "he was doing stuff I liked and he started fading away, so I am worried if he is alright".