Ubuntu 12 is not a current release, current release is Ubuntu 20.10. So you should consider replacing that 7 year out-of-support (and 9 year old) system with something more recent.
An (open source) project is only alive if there are developers who contribute to it. So it is up to you (and others) if this project is alive or not. If you submit PRs they will be reviewed and merged, so it can be considered alive I guess.
