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I cannot believe anyone will defend npm over it. There is no scenario where it is OK to hand over a namespace to someone else. At worst, it is acceptable to ma
by mcny 9y ago
I cannot believe anyone will defend npm over it.
There is no scenario where it is OK to hand over a namespace to someone else. At worst, it is acceptable to make a namespace unavailable to anyone.
I think npm is completely unable to exist as an organization and should disband immediately.
- Kliment 9y agoTrouble is, if they do that, someone else will quickly replace them, take over the same function, and users will likely not notice that they are now trusting a different unverifiable entity to ensure package integrity
- mcny 9y agoUsers will continue to trust what comes packages with node. Nothing needs to change from a user's perspective. They will still type npm ... But it will point to a new infrastructure (and more importantly led by nobody currently leading npm). If node wants to do this, I think they totally can. There just needs to be the will to cut off and blacklist the current npm team.