Deprecate in favor of npm-go-ipfs

[lidel]

So.. we have two ways of getting go-ipfs via NPM:

• https://www.npmjs.com/package/go-ipfs
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/go-ipfs-dep

Alex fixed a bunch of stuff in ipfs/npm-kubo#26, and stated that [npm-go-ipfs-dep] should be retired.

Should we deprecate go-ipfs-dep and point people at go-ipfs?
Any reason for maintaining both?

cc @olizilla @achingbrain @hugomrdias @aschmahmann @vasco-santos @Gozala @andrew

[Gozala]

I don't see any good reason to keep both, but I also have the least context.

[achingbrain]

The changes I made to the go-ipfs module should make it a drop-in replacement so there's no need for both.

This module should be deprecated with a message saying to use go-ipfs and this repo should be archived/moved to the ipfs-inactive org.

See also: #42

[achingbrain]

I've added a deprecation warning to go-ipfs-dep on npm saying to use go-ipfs instead and #46 will add a big warning to the README.

If everyone's happy we can merge that and move this repo to ipfs-inactive.

[olizilla]

Now that the go-ipfs dep can do it all, I am very much in favour of deprecating and moving to ipfs-inactive. Nice work @achingbrain

[andrew]

Quite a few projects have go-ipfs-dep as a dependency, would be good to send them a PR to switch if we're not going to be publishing updates anymore: https://ipfs.ecosystem-dashboard.com/packages/1859?direct=true

[lidel]

@andrew has a good point.

At a very minimum, we need:

• NPM: deprecate https://www.npmjs.com/package/go-ipfs-dep with message that https://www.npmjs.com/package/go-ipfs should be used instead
  • @achingbrain are you able to help with this? I think you mentioned it's deprecated on NPM, but I don't see it. Perhaps deprecation got dismissed when CI published 0.7.0? If you add me as maintainer I can sort this out.

Then,

• Disable CI and move this repo to https://github.com/ipfs-inactive/ and archive it
  • @olizilla do you have perms to do so?

I can help with this if

[lidel]

Deprecated on NPM, will move to https://github.com/ipfs-inactive/ shortly