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Note that this proposal is not about changing the governance of Rust the language. That is and will remain the responsibility of an independent group. This is p
by ChrisSD 7y ago
Note that this proposal is not about changing the governance of Rust the language. That is and will remain the responsibility of an independent group. This is purely about handling administration of the Rust project and having a legal entity which can sign contracts, hold trademarks, own domain names, etc.
- rectang 7y agoDepending on how you set up administration, independent governance can become difficult to sustain. The more money you take from donors, especially "directed" donations with strings attached, the harder it is. For example, you may fear offending a donor who wants to use the "Rust" trademark for their megabudget conference where they sell themselves as the preeminent Rust experts. This comes into play if you consider funding development directly through a foundation, which requires large donations.
- pietroalbini 7y agoYeah, that's why I'd prefer for the Rust Foundation to be as lean as possible, explicitly excluding raising donations for the whole project and paying developers from its scope. Funding development could then be done by other entities, not related to the foundation. https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/blog-post-towards-a-rust-foundation/11601/17 https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/blog-post-towards-a-rust-f...