This is a good takehttps://twitter.com/jamiebuilds/status/1017556173191385088 …
I've been writing and deleting tweets all day about npm. I've dragged them publicly before but have been hesitant this time. I feel bad for people at npm who get anger at npm (the company) directed toward them. That sucks.
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I've personally seen enough precedent with npm (the company) that makes me think their place as a pseudo-monopoly VC backed company has some serious downside for the larger javascript community. I'm not sure how to fix that without pain.
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Is there some alternate timeline where npm never took the VC money and things are better? Maybe. But who cares. It is not the world we live in.
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There are other non-security risks too. What happens if npm stops making money? What if they get sued into oblivion? Businesses fail for all kinds of reasons.
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In conclusion... - be nice to people that work at npm - I'd like to see
@nodejs form a committee to proactively address the situation. Come up with options that disentangle the JS community from the fate of a single VC backed startup.Show this thread
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