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SQLite, NodeJS, the linux kernel, the rust compiler, postgres and others would like a word. NodeJS tried to move to an industry governance board model around t

SQLite, NodeJS, the linux kernel, the rust compiler, postgres and others would like a word. NodeJS tried to move to an industry governance board model around the release of 0.12, where commercial interests took part in running the project. It nearly killed nodejs entirely.

eptcyka 5y ago
People definitely get paid for work on more than half of those projects.
- josephg 5y ago
  So? None of them are commercial or proprietary projects - which was the contention. There’s nothing inherent about opensource that precludes having people paid to work on it. It’s just harder.