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

An April Fools joke that went sour seems to be at least the proximate cause
for a rather large upheaval in the Devuan community.
For much of April 1 (or March 31 depending on time zone), the
Devuan web site looked like it had been taken
over by attackers, which was worrisome to many, but it was all a prank.
The joke was
clever, 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 mailing
list have led to rancor, resignations, calls for resignations, and more.