The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
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Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#2Interested to hear - what kind of effect will this have on the fragmentation we see in the JavaScript ecosystem?
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#3#927 :)
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#4From my perspective the main benefit of this is there is now a non profit that can take over administration of JS projects the community values but the original developers want to abandon.
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#5"aims to drive broad adoption and ongoing development of key JavaScript solutions and related technologies and to facilitate collaboration within the JavaScript development community to ensure those projects maintain the quality and diverse contribution bases that provide for long-term sustainability."
Does this mean this new foundation will be offering funding for projects?
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#6I don't see the need for this to cherry pick a few project and push them with the Linux brand. The JS landscape is fragmented for a good reason and I don't see that as problem in fact, rather as a feature. With NPM and YARN we already have a good enough package management system and their platform can help me evaluate if a package is community supported enough. I'm talking about the stats that I can just check: number of stars, contributors and open/closed issue ratios.
If someone understood it better than me please add your thoughts.
I also don't see faces here: https://js.foundation/members/ Who runs the show?
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#7I don't have a ton of experience with the Linux Foundation, but publishing a list of "official" JavaScript libraries to seems like a step in the right direction. One of the largest complaints about the JS ecosystem today is the huge number of choices in libraries available. Maybe this provides a good starting point for a lot of people who feel lost. Or maybe it's just one more library that we all have to understand and make a decision about.
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#8I don't have a ton of experience with the Linux Foundation, but publishing a list of "official" JavaScript libraries to seems like a step in the right direction. One of the largest complaints about the JS ecosystem today is the huge number of choices in libraries available. Maybe this provides a good starting point for a lot of people who feel lost. Or maybe it's just one more library that we all have to understand a…
I am not sure if anybody can pick the right library for a company other than the technical leadership, though.
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#9I don't see the need for this to cherry pick a few project and push them with the Linux brand. The JS landscape is fragmented for a good reason and I don't see that as problem in fact, rather as a feature. With NPM and YARN we already have a good enough package management system and their platform can help me evaluate if a package is community supported enough. I'm talking about the stats that I can just check: numbe…
How can you find the js fragmentation a feature and not a stinking pile of shit? Seriously.
Re: The Linux Foundation Unites the JavaScript Community for Open Web Development
#10Does anyone know if this will affect the licensing of these projects? Linux uses GPL, but I believe most of these projects use MIT.