I visit the Graphics repository on Github and there’s now a banner along the top that reads: “This repository has been archived by the owner. It is now read-only.”
Does this mean Unity are moving away from publicly working on URP (and HDRP) and allowing access to the latest nightly builds of the SRP? Or does it mean something else, like splitting URP and HDRP into their own repos? Locking the repo for Christmas? (But none of the other big important repos like Mono or Multiplayer have done this.)
I check the Github repo every few days to see what pull requests are going through and keep track of some of the bigger picture changes - Unity will often go many months without public comment (either on the blog or here on the forums) on on-going development and the commit history is a good way to keep track on where things are at. I’ve fixed one important shadow-related shader bug this year by going into the Graphics repo and looking at otherwise undocumented and unannounced shader keyword changes that have taken place.
I know other people depend on access to the repo to download the package and get early access to features like point light shadows before a public download is available via the package manager.
It would be a shame if the public repo goes away, right?